Word Meaning 人形芝居

Listen to 一人芝居

一人芝居

ひとりしばい

one-person show

Listen to 素人芝居

素人芝居

しろうとしばい

amateur theatricals

Listen to 人形遣い

人形遣い

にんぎょうづかい

puppet operator

Listen to 人形浄瑠璃

人形浄瑠璃

にんぎょうじょうるり

Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)

Listen to 人形を遣う

人形を遣う

にんぎょうをつかう

to manipulate puppets

Listen to 人工芝

人工芝

じんこうしば

artificial grass (lawn)

Listen to 芝居

芝居

しばい

play

Listen to 紙芝居

紙芝居

かみしばい

kamishibai

Listen to 道化芝居

道化芝居

どうけしばい

farce

Listen to 一芝居

一芝居

ひとしばい

trick

Listen to 大芝居

大芝居

おおしばい

theatre with a government licence (Edo period)

Listen to 地芝居

地芝居

じしばい

community performance (amateur theatricals, etc.)