koken

See also kōken

English

Etymology

From Japanese 後見 (kokenn, "a staff in noh and kabuki").

Note: In Japanese, a black-clad person is referred as 黒衣 (kuroko), and 黒衣 is one of the 後見 in noh and kabuki.

Noun

koken (plural kokens)

1. (theater) A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors
   • 1988 July 8, Diana Spinrad, “Tango; Chicago Young Playwrights Festival”:

     McAllister uses the Japanese device of the koken for changing scenes, distributing props, and creating furniture.

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkoː.kə(n)/

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Verb

koken

1. (transitive) to cook
2. (ergative) to boil
3. (intransitive, figuratively) to be very angry, to seethe with anger

Conjugation

Conjugation of koken (weak)

infinitive	koken
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kook	kookte
2nd person singular	kookt	kookte
3rd person singular	kookt	kookte
plural	koken	kookten
subjunctive sing.1	koke	kookte
subjunctive plur.1	koken	kookten
imperative sing.	kook
imperative plur.1	kookt
participles	kokend	(hebben) gekookt
1) Archaic.

Related terms

• keuken

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Japanese

Romanization

koken

1. See こけん