Noun
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
Also written 万才【まんざい】
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万歳まんざい
Noundoor-to-door manzai; form of comedy originally performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai
漫才師まんざいし
Nounmanzai performer
寄席よせ
CommonNounentertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
太夫たゆう
Nounhigh-ranking noh actor · head of a school of noh performance · high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period)
漫楽まんがく
Nounmanzai (comic dialogue) accompanied by music
相方あいかた
Nounpartner (esp. in manzai); companion · partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
寄場よせば
Noungathering place · labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period) · entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
席亭せきてい
Nounentertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall · vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor
お笑いおわらい
Nouncomical (story, song); comic · the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.) · something laughable
三河万歳みかわまんざい
NounMikawa manzai; style of manzai originating in the Mikawa region in Aichi prefecture
人寄せ席ひとよせせき
Nounentertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
しゃべくり漫才しゃべくりまんざい
Nounmanzai based on comic dialogue (as opposed to a skit)