Word Meaning 猿芝居

さるしばい sarushibai

猿芝居 is read as さるしばい (sarushibai) and means monkey show.

Meaning

English

monkey show
bad acting
overacting
unconvincing performance
farce
clumsy subterfuge

Reading

Kana

さるしばい

Romaji

sarushibai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135045 Priority V

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

大芝居

おおしばい

theatre with a government licence (Edo period)

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

歌舞伎芝居

かぶきしばい

kabuki play

Example Sentences

その猿公はね、両国の猿芝居の役者なんです。

This monkey plays a part in a monkey show in Ryogoku.