English Explanatory Dictionary

kamishibai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Japanese form of storytelling using picture scrolls, revived in the twentieth century by travelling showmen.

Word forms

kamishibai

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 紙芝居 (literally “paper drama”).

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