Word Meaning 一人芝居

ひとりしばい hitorishibai

一人芝居 is read as ひとりしばい (hitorishibai) and means one-person show.

Meaning

English

  1. one-person show
  2. one-woman show
  3. one-man show
  4. performing solo
  5. monodrama

Reading

Kana

ひとりしばい

Romaji

hitorishibai

Writing Variants

  • 独り芝居 ひとりしばい hitorishibai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 55815 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一芝居

ひとしばい

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人形芝居

にんぎょうしばい

puppet show

素人芝居

しろうとしばい

amateur theatricals

一の鳥居

いちのとりい

first torii gate of a shrine

一言居士

いちげんこじ

person who is ready to comment on every subject

芝居

しばい

play

紙芝居

かみしばい

kamishibai

道化芝居

どうけしばい

farce

大芝居

おおしばい

theatre with a government licence (Edo period)

地芝居

じしばい

community performance (amateur theatricals, etc.)

小芝居

こしばい

small theatre

小人閑居

しょうじんかんきょ

a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)