Where does “歌舞伎” come from?

歌舞伎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 傾く, from Japanese 頭, from Japanese ど- — super-.

歌舞伎 (Japanese): a bizarrely-dressed person; "kabuki": traditional...

Definitions

  1. a bizarrely-dressed person; "kabuki": traditional...

Ancestry of “歌舞伎”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese傾くto tilt, lean, incline; to favor; to wane
2Japanese頭head; the fontanelle part of the skull; the head...
3Japaneseど-super-

Words derived from “歌舞伎”

Every word from Japanese ど- →Every word from Japanese 頭 →Every word from Japanese 傾く →