Word Meaning ばか囃子

ばかばやし bakabayashi

ばか囃子 is read as ばかばやし (bakabayashi) and means orchestra present at Japanese festival.

Meaning

English

orchestra present at Japanese festival
festival music (may be sung from a festival float)

Reading

Kana

ばかばやし

Romaji

bakabayashi

Writing Variants

馬鹿ばやし ばかばやし bakabayashi
馬鹿囃子 ばかばやし bakabayashi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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囃子

はやし

accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.)

五人囃子

ごにんばやし

five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)

出囃子

でばやし

on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play

舞囃子

まいばやし

type of informal noh musical performance

居囃子

いばやし

short noh piece with three seated performers

祭囃子

まつりばやし

festival music

狸囃子

たぬきばやし

tanuki drumming on their stomachs

囃子詞

はやしことば

meaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect

餃子

ぎょうざ

gyoza

妻子

めこ

wife

唐辛子

とうがらし

shichimi pepper

茄子

なす

eggplant (Solanum melongena)