Word Meaning 芝居っ気

しばいっけ shibaikke

芝居っ気 is read as しばいっけ (shibaikke) and means striving for effect.

Meaning

English

  1. striving for effect
  2. heroics
  3. dramatics
  4. showmanship
  5. staginess
  6. (exaggerated) theatricality

Reading

Kana

しばいっけ

Romaji

shibaikke

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 89299 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

芝居気

しばいぎ

theatrical

芝居

しばい

play

芝居小屋

しばいごや

playhouse

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