腹芸

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はら
Grade: 6
げい
Grade: 4
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
腹藝 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of (hara, belly) +‎ (gei, performance, artistic skill).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はら)(げい) (haragei

  1. a technique used by actors to convey emotion without verbal speech or gesture
  2. a performance carried out while standing on the belly of another person who is lying down
  3. a performance made by drawing a face on one's abdomen and moving it by dancing to create funny expressions
  4. going with one's gut, using one's intuition

Idioms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN