Word Meaning 芝居を打つ

しばいをうつ shibai o utsu

芝居を打つ is read as しばいをうつ (shibai o utsu) and means to play a trick.

Meaning

English

  1. to play a trick
  2. to put up a false show
  3. to deceive someone
  4. to put on a play
  5. to present a play
  6. to give a play

Reading

Kana

しばいをうつ

Romaji

shibai o utsu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 96101 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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芝居

しばい

play

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