道化

どうけ

Also written 道外

Meanings

1. Noun antics; buffoonery; clowning
2. clown; jester See also: 道化方 (どうけがた).

Kanji

• 道 road. Read as ドウ.
• 化 transform. Read as ケ.

Example sentences

• 彼は裏表のない道化。苦悩していないただの道化でした。
  He was a jester, and nothing more. He felt no pain; he was a jester, and nothing more.

Words containing 道化

• 道化師 (どうけし) clown
• 道化者 (どうけもの) buffoon
• 道化る (どうける) to jest

And 5 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists