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
- A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately...
Ancestry of “kabuki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 歌舞伎 | a bizarrely-dressed person; "kabuki": traditional... |
| 2 | Japanese | 傾く | to tilt, lean, incline; to favor; to wane |
| 3 | Japanese | 頭 | head; the fontanelle part of the skull; the head... |
| 4 | Japanese | ど- | super- |
Words derived from “kabuki”