Word Meaning 囃子

はやし hayashi

囃子 is read as はやし (hayashi) and means accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

はやし

Romaji

hayashi

Writing Variants

囃はやし hayashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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囃子方

はやしかた

musical accompanist (in 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

馬鹿囃子

ばかばやし

orchestra present at Japanese festival

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

妻子

さいし

wife

親子

おやこ

parent and child

双子

ふたご

twins

弟子

でし

pupil

Example Sentences

お囃子の音が遠くから聞こえてきた。

おはやしのおとがとおくからきこえてきた。

The sound of festival music came from afar.

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