出囃子

でばやし

Meanings

1. Noun on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play
2. shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage

Kanji

• 出 out. Read as で.
• 囃 play (music); accompany; beat time. Read as はやし.
• 子 child. Read as シ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists