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kamishibai

kamishibai noun: a traditional Japanese form of storytelling using picture scrolls, revived in the twentieth century by travelling showmen.

Noun

kamishibai (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Japanese form of storytelling using picture scrolls, revived in the twentieth century by travelling showmen.
    • Japan Society will honor it with kamishibai, a traditional form of puppet theater.2007 May 4, The New York Times, “Spare Times for Children”, in New York Times

Origin of kamishibai

Borrowed from Japanese 紙芝居 (literally “paper drama”).

Questions about kamishibai

What does kamishibai mean?
Kamishibai means a traditional Japanese form of storytelling using picture scrolls, revived in the twentieth century by travelling showmen.
What part of speech is kamishibai?
Kamishibai is a noun.

Words near kamishibai in the dictionary

  1. Kamisato
  2. Kamisatoes
  3. Kamisatos
  4. kamish
  5. kamishes
  6. kamishibai
  7. kamishimo
  8. kamitugaite
  9. kamiz
  10. Kamjong
  11. Kamkata-vari

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