見世物

みせもの

Also written 見せ物

Meanings

1. Noun misemono (i.e.: type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds)
2. show; exhibition; spectacle; freakshow; side show

Kanji

• 見 show. Read as みせる.
• 世 world
• 物 thing. Read as もの.

Words containing 見世物

• パンと見世物 (パンとみせもの) bread and circuses
• 見世物小屋 (みせものごや) show tent

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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