English Explanatory Dictionary

Kabukicho

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Kantō, Japan; an entertainment, gambling, and red light district.

Pronunciation

/kəˈbuːkiːˌt͡ʃoʊ/

Word forms

Kabukicho Kabuki-cho Kabuki-chō Kabuki Cho

Etymology

From Japanese 歌舞伎町 (Kabuki-chō, literally “Kabuki Town”), from being a district developed around what was to be a kabuki theatre (the theatre was never built).

Synonyms

Tsunohazu
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