Where does “kabuki” come from?

Kabuki derives from Japanese 歌舞伎, formed from the 連用形 of Japanese 傾く meaning to lean or incline, combined with Japanese 後 meaning after or behind.

kabuki (English): A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately...

Definitions

  1. A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately...

Ancestry of “kabuki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese歌舞伎a bizarrely-dressed person; "kabuki": traditional...
2Japanese傾くto tilt, lean, incline; to favor; to wane
3Japanese頭head; the fontanelle part of the skull; the head...
4Japaneseど-super-
Every word from Japanese ど- →Every word from Japanese 頭 →Every word from Japanese 傾く →