しば
Meanings
Noun
1. play; drama
Kanji used
lawn
to be (animate object)
Pitch accent
ばい
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Composed of
lawn; sod; turf
being (somewhere); sitting
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
theatergoer; someone who likes plays
striving for effect; heroics; dramatics; showmanship; staginess; (exaggerated) theatricality
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
provincial theatrical performance
amateur theatricals; amateur dramatic performance
play put on in a village; play put on by villagers
actor; actress; someone who works at a theater
low-class kabuki theater; low-class play
community performance (amateur theatricals, etc.)
comedy; burlesque
fairy play; pantomime
Examples (14 in total)
His play was a hit.
Once in a while, I visit the theater.
His play ended in large success.