阿国歌舞伎

おくにかぶき

Meanings

1. Noun Okuni kabuki (i.e.: progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period))

Kanji

• 阿 Africa; flatter; fawn upon. Read as オ.
• 国 country. Read as くに.
• 歌 song
• 舞 dance
• 伎 skill. Read as キ.

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