Word Meaning 芝居

しばい shibai

芝居 is read as しばい (shibai) and means play.

Meaning

English

  1. play
  2. drama

Reading

Kana

しばい

Romaji

shibai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 4718 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

芝居小屋

しばいごや

playhouse

芝居気

しばいぎ

theatrical

芝居っ気

しばいっけ

striving for effect

芝居を打つ

しばいをうつ

to play a trick

芝居好き

しばいずき

theatergoer

芝居の筋

しばいのすじ

plot of a play

芝居茶屋

しばいぢゃや

tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)

芝居掛る

しばいがかる

to be affected

芝居者

しばいもの

actor

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

Example Sentences

10

Did you enjoy yourself at the theater?

What kind of play is it?

Don't take that dramatic attitude all of a sudden.

The latter half of the drama was a little dull.

He adores going to the theater.

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

It was April 1905 when a school was built on the site of the theatre.

The play was a lot of fun. I wish you could have been there.

That was the first time I had seen such a serious play so it was a valuable experience.

Even now when I see a terakoya play, I feel somewhat nostalgic.