Word Meaning 狂言回し

きょうげんまわし kyougemmawashi

狂言回し is read as きょうげんまわし (kyougemmawashi) and means supporting, but indispensable role.

Meaning

English

supporting, but indispensable role
major supporting role

Reading

Kana

きょうげんまわし

Romaji

kyougemmawashi

Writing Variants

狂言廻し きょうげんまわし kyougemmawashi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 64874 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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狂言

きょうげん

kabuki play

狂言方

きょうげんかた

kyogen performer

狂言強盗

きょうげんごうとう

fake (staged) robbery

狂言師

きょうげんし

kyogen performer

狂言座

きょうげんざ

place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage (where the interlude kyogen actors wait)

狂言自殺

きょうげんじさつ

faked suicide

狂言作者

きょうげんさくしゃ

house playwright (of kabuki)

狂言誘拐

きょうげんゆうかい

fake kidnapping

狂言綺語

きょうげんきご

make-believe fiction

言い回し

いいまわし

expression

前言撤回

ぜんげんてっかい

taking back what one just said

二番目狂言

にばんめきょうげん

second play on the program