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Kabuki in a sentence

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Kabuki | Kabukicho

Kabuki meaning

  1. A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.
  2. A stylized, pretentious, and often hollow performance; (especially) political posturing.

Using Kabuki

  • The main meaning on this page is: A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies. | A stylized, pretentious, and often hollow performance; (especially) political posturing.
  • In the example corpus, kabuki often appears in combinations such as: the kabuki, kabuki warriors, of kabuki.

Context around Kabuki

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

encountering 1× series 1× century 1× word 1× ordinary 1× ongoing 1× face 1× traditional 1× non 1× champions 1×

Often after:

warriors 4× theater 3× juhachiban 1× plays 1× tradition 1× players 1× annai 1× companies 1× performances 1× dance 1×

Sentence patterns with Kabuki

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

16th century kabuki companies consisted 1× a japanese kabuki mask which 1× a non kabuki theater version 1× a traditional kabuki performance captivating 1× beating the kabuki warriors twice 1× danjūrō no kabuki annai 團十郎の歌舞伎案内 1× edition face kabuki brush soft 1× for the kabuki players and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the kabuki warriors 2× at the nagahama 1× big in japan 1× braun congratulated them 1× but this kind 1× danjūrō no kabuki 1×

Common sentence endings:

a machine gun 1× at kabuki performances 1× glow getter pouch 1× guide to kabuki 1× highly controlled outcome 1× in kyogen plays 1×

Words around Kabuki

Just before it in the word index:

kabui 3 kabuhayan 2 kabuga 9 kabudula 2 kabu 3 kabrit 2

Just after it in the word index:

kabukicho 4 kabul 584 kabuli 2 kabuliwala 2 kabulonga 4 kabulov 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abner 72 acquit 72 adamantly 72 allahabad 72 amon 72 anathema 72

Corpus analysis for Kabuki

  • In this selection, "kabuki" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, encountering, series, century, warriors, theater and juhachiban stand out and add context to how "kabuki" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 16th century kabuki companies consisted and a japanese kabuki mask which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kabuki" sits close to words such as abner, acquit and adamantly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kabuki

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I was calling for a non-Kabuki-theater version. (9 words)

Braun congratulated them for beating the Kabuki Warriors twice. (9 words)

Danjūrō no kabuki annai (團十郎の歌舞伎案内, "Danjūrō's Guide to Kabuki"). (10 words)

Longer example sentences

For the sake of my own sanity I need to know that this is all kabuki, nothing more or less than an orchestrated bad-faith effort by Bloomberg-hating liberals to gin up a new reason to hate him. (39 words)

The Kabuki tradition, however, is not an esoteric one but rather a hugely popular theatre form which survives in modern-day Japan, with fan clubs for the Kabuki players and their comedy counterparts in Kyogen plays. (36 words)

For spectators encountering kabuki in the theater for the first time, Ebizo suggests starting with one from the series "Kabuki Juhachiban" -- or the 18 kabuki plays showcasing the Ichikawa Danjuro line of actors. (33 words)

Exclamation examples

The Kabuki Warriors have found their next challengers for the Women's Tag Team Championships! (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

For spectators encountering kabuki in the theater for the first time, Ebizo suggests starting with one from the series "Kabuki Juhachiban" -- or the 18 kabuki plays showcasing the Ichikawa Danjuro line of actors.

The Kabuki tradition, however, is not an esoteric one but rather a hugely popular theatre form which survives in modern-day Japan, with fan clubs for the Kabuki players and their comedy counterparts in Kyogen plays.

Kabuki: A Mirror of Japan by Matsui Kesako was originally written as a television script for an NHK educational series on kabuki.

Danjūrō no kabuki annai (團十郎の歌舞伎案内, "Danjūrō's Guide to Kabuki").

Kabuki was first performed by young girls, then by young boys, and by the end of the 16th century, Kabuki companies consisted of all men.

Since the word kabuki is believed to derive from the verb kabuku, meaning "to lean" or "to be out of the ordinary", kabuki can be interpreted as "avant-garde" or "bizarre" theatre.

The shogunate was never partial to kabuki and all the mischief it brought, particularly the variety of the social classes which mixed at kabuki performances.

But this kind of Kabuki dance about dictionary definitions and micro-parsing of when this happened and when that happened is a very new model.

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It is really baffling that this ongoing kabuki theater of "NK is dangerous" is still making headlines.

It was more kabuki theater than war, with carefully stylized moves, and a highly controlled outcome.

The kit features the Antioxidant Face Tanning Micromist, Bali Bronzing Foam Medium, Limited Edition Face Kabuki Brush, Soft Velvet Tanning Mitt and the Glow-Getter Pouch.

At the Nagahama Hikiyama Festival in Shiga Prefecture, children showcased a traditional Kabuki performance, captivating audiences with their skills.

I was calling for a non-Kabuki-theater version.

Iyo Sky remains women's champ and women's tag champions Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) picked up an efficient win on Raw.

The Kabuki Warriors have found their next challengers for the Women's Tag Team Championships!

Big in Japan is a side job in that sends players to retrieve a "package" from the slum on the outskirts of Kabuki.

Braun congratulated them for beating the Kabuki Warriors twice.

For the sake of my own sanity I need to know that this is all kabuki, nothing more or less than an orchestrated bad-faith effort by Bloomberg-hating liberals to gin up a new reason to hate him.

The Kabuki Warriors also faced off against for the Women's Tag Team Championship.

We see him wearing a Japanese Kabuki mask (which later in the trailer is part-destroyed) over his scarred face while wearing a fur-lined parka and firing a machine gun.

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Common combinations with kabuki

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kabuki" in a sentence?
An example: "For spectators encountering kabuki in the theater for the first time, Ebizo suggests starting with one from the series "Kabuki Juhachiban" -- or the 18 kabuki plays showcasing the Ichikawa Danjuro line of actors." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kabuki" from authentic English texts.
What does "kabuki" mean?
Kabuki means: A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.
How many example sentences with "kabuki" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "kabuki", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.