kyogen.
A form of traditional Japanese theatre, once performed alongside noh as a comic intermission.
Meaning & usage
A form of traditional Japanese theatre, once performed alongside noh as a comic intermission.
A work in this genre.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 狂言 (kyōgen), from Middle Chinese 狂言 (MC gjwang ngjon, “crazed ramblings”)), from 狂 (MC gjwang, “crazy, mad”) + 言 (MC ngjon, “speech”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.