茶番狂言

Japanese

Kanji in this term
茶	番	狂	言
ちゃ Grade: 2	ばん Grade: 2	きょう Grade: S	げん Grade: 2
kan'yōon		kan'on

Etymology

From 茶番(ちゃばん) (chaban, “tea server”) and 狂言(きょうげん) (kyōgen), humorous short plays performed between noh plays. The performances originated in Edo during the Hōei period (1704-1711) as an interlude between kabuki plays while tea or sake was served.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠bã̠ŋʲkʲo̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

茶(ちゃ)番(ばん)狂(きょう)言(げん) • (chaban kyōgen) ^{←ちゃばんきやうげん (tyaban kyaugen)?}

1. (historical) a type of improvised, humorous short play popular during the eighteenth century

   Synonyms: 茶番 (chaban), にわか (niwaka), 俄狂言 (niwaka kyōgen)

See also

• 歌舞伎(かぶき) (kabuki)
• 能(のう) (nō, “noh”)
• 狂言(きょうげん) (kyōgen)