Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 狂言回し(きょうげんまわし) in Japanese

狂言回し, 狂言廻し
Kana Reading
きょうげんまわし
Romaji
kyōgenmawashi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

7 strokes

lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse

On'Yomi: キョウ

Kun'Yomi: くる.う, くる.おしい, くるお.しい

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JLPT 5

7 strokes

say

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える

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9 strokes

round, game, revolve, go around, circumference

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, まわ.す, もとお.る, めぐ.る, めぐ.らす

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