芝居小屋

芝居小屋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芝	居	小	屋
しば Grade: S	い Grade: 5	こ > ご Grade: 1	や Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

A compound of 芝 (しば)居 (い) (shibai, “play, drama”) + 小 (こ)屋 (や) (koya, “playhouse”). The koya changes to goya as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɕiba̠iɡo̞ja̠]

Noun

芝居小屋 (hiragana しばいごや, rōmaji shibaigoya)

1. playhouse, theater