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koken

koken noun: a black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors.

Noun

koken (plural kokens)

  1. A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors
    • McAllister uses the Japanese device of the koken for changing scenes, distributing props, and creating furniture.1988 July 8, Diana Spinrad, “Tango; Chicago Young Playwrights Festival”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of koken

pluralkokens

Origin of koken

Borrowed from Japanese 後見(こうけん) (kōken, “a staff in noh and kabuki”).

Questions about koken

What does koken mean?
Koken means a black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors.
What part of speech is koken?
Koken is a noun.
What is the plural of koken?
The plural of koken is kokens.

Words near koken in the dictionary

  1. kokas
  2. Kokatha
  3. Kokay
  4. Kokborok
  5. Koke
  6. koken
  7. kokens
  8. Kokeqota
  9. koker
  10. kokerboom
  11. kokerbooms

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