English Explanatory Dictionary

kyogen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of traditional Japanese theatre, once performed alongside noh as a comic intermission.
  2. A work in this genre.

Word forms

kyogen kyogens kyōgen

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 狂言 (kyōgen), from Middle Chinese 狂言 (MC gjwang ngjon, “crazed ramblings”)), from 狂 (MC gjwang, “crazy, mad”) + 言 (MC ngjon, “speech”).

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