大喜利

おおぎり

Also written 大切り

Meanings

1. Noun quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme
2. last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue

Kanji

• 大 big. Read as おお.
• 喜 delight
• 利 benefit. Read as リ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists