Kabuki Definition

kə-bo͝okē
noun
A form of Japanese drama dating from the 17th cent.: it is based on popular themes, with male and female roles performed by men only, chiefly in formalized pantomime, dance, and song.
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Origin of Kabuki

  • Japanese art of singing and dancing ka singing (from Middle Chinese ka) (also the source of Mandarin gē) bu dancing buto ki art, artist (from Middle Chinese kfii`) (also the source of Mandarin jì)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Japanese 歌舞伎 (kabuki, かぶき), from Middle Chinese 歌舞 (ka-mjú "song and dance") (compare Mandarin gēwǔ 歌舞) + 伎 (gjé "performer").

    From Wiktionary

Kabuki Sentence Examples

  • Kabuki theater By the 18th century the authorities allowed the addition of a roof.

  • Kabuki dance form, mentioned above, maintains a basic structure of six main sections.

  • Kabuki performance, the tsuzumi perform as a single pair, or sometimes double or triple the line with additional performers.

  • If you're using a loose mineral foundation, you'll want to use a kabuki brush.

  • Kabuki Brush - Use with the contouring shadow.

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Words Starting With

KKAKAB

Words Ending With

IKIUKI

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Kabuki

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