囃 — kanji meaning “play (music)”
囃
play (music), accompany, beat time, banter, jeer, applaud
- Meanings
- play (music), accompany, beat time, banter, jeer, applaud
- On'yomi
- サツ (satsu)、ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- はや.す、はやし
- Strokes
- 21
- Newspaper frequency
- #2275 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- cà
Words with 囃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 囃子 | はやし hayashi | accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band |
| 五人囃子 | ごにんばやし goninbayashi | five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March) |
| 囃子方 | はやしかた hayashikata | musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments |
| 狸囃子 | たぬきばやし tanukibayashi | tanuki drumming on their stomachs |
| 囃す | はやす hayasu | to play accompaniment; to keep time |
| 言い囃す | いいはやす iihayasu | to spread (e.g. a rumour); to talk about (widely); to make fun of |
| 嘈囃 | そうざつ souzatsu | heartburn; sour stomach |
| 馬鹿囃子 | ばかばやし bakabayashi | orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float) |
| 舞囃子 | まいばやし maibayashi | type of informal noh musical performance |
| 出囃子 | でばやし debayashi | on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play |
| 居囃子 | いばやし ibayashi | short noh piece with three seated performers |
| 祭囃子 | まつりばやし matsuribayashi | (traditional) festival music |
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