漫才

まんざい

Also written 万才

Meanings

1. Noun manzai; comic dialogue (i.e.: two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit) See also: 万歳 (まんざい).

Kanji

• 漫 cartoon. Read as マン.
• 才 talent. Read as サイ.

Example sentences

• 漫才のネタがことごとくつまらない。
  The ideas for the comedy show are all boring.
• 今夜は漫才のテレビ番組を家族で観る予定だ。
  I'm planning on watching a manzai TV show with my family tonight.

Common phrases

• 漫才を披露する
• 漫才をやる
• 漫才をする
• 漫才を見る

Words containing 漫才

• 漫才師 (まんざいし) manzai performer
• しゃべくり漫才 (しゃべくりまんざい) manzai based on comic dialogue (as opposed to a skit)
• 掛け合い漫才 (かけあいまんざい) rapid-fire comic dialogue

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