Word Meaning 大芝居

おおしばい ooshibai

大芝居 is read as おおしばい (ooshibai) and means theatre with a government licence (Edo period).

Meaning

English

  1. theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
  2. large-scale play
  3. play with an A-list cast
  4. big act
  5. big charade
  6. false display

Reading

Kana

おおしばい

Romaji

ooshibai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 小芝居 Rank 82573 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

芝居

しばい

play

紙芝居

かみしばい

kamishibai

一人芝居

ひとりしばい

one-person show

道化芝居

どうけしばい

farce

人形芝居

にんぎょうしばい

puppet show

一芝居

ひとしばい

trick

素人芝居

しろうとしばい

amateur theatricals

地芝居

じしばい

community performance (amateur theatricals, etc.)

小芝居

こしばい

small theatre

村芝居

むらしばい

play put on in a village

田舎芝居

いなかしばい

provincial theatrical performance