Kabuki Hear it!

Kabuki Definition

Ka·buki (kä bo̵̅o̅kē, kə-)

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

Etymology: Jpn, nominal form of kabuku, to be divergent, to deviate: in ref. to the early evaluation of this drama form

Kabuki Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • dance: Kabuki dance: growing from the need to provide a more suitable accompaniment for the dancing.
  • theater: Mid Edo period kabuki theater By the 18th century the authorities allowed the addition of a roof.
  • form: For example, kabuki dance form, mentioned above, maintains a basic structure of six main sections.
  • actor: Virtual gallery of Kunisada's prints of kabuki actors.
  • performance: In a kabuki performance, the tsuzumi perform as a single pair, or sometimes double or triple the line with additional performers.
  • drop: The only soft good props are a backdrop with Avril's red star logo and a kabuki drop at the start of the show.

Browse dictionary entries near Kabuki

  1. kabob
  2. kab
  3. Kaaba
  4. Ka band
  5. ka
  6. K2
  7. K'ung Fu-tzu
  8. kümmel
  9. K ration
  10. Königsberg
  1. Kabul
  2. Kabyle
  3. kachina
  4. kaddish
  5. Kadesh
  6. kadi
  7. kaf
  8. kaffeeklatsch
  9. Kaffir
  10. kaffiyeh