演芸|えんげいengei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounentertainment; performance
   スポーツと演芸えんげいの分野ぶんやでのオーストラリア人おーすとらりあじんの卓越たくえつ。↗

   Australians excel at sports and entertainment.

• RelatedショーNeutralA loanword for visually oriented stage shows; also covers exhibitions and TV programs. 「演芸」 denotes traditional popular arts such as rakugo and kōdan.
• Related見世物みせものNeutralCharging admission to show rare curiosities or acrobatics; figuratively, being gawked at. 「演芸」 is the art of performing skills before an audience.
• Related芝居しばいNeutralMeans a play or drama, or acting; figuratively, putting on an act. 「演芸」 is the umbrella term for popular arts spanning theater, dance and rakugo.
• Related興行こうぎょうNeutralRefers to staging shows, matches and the like for profit, stressing the commercial side of promotion. 「演芸」 is the performing art itself.
• Related公演こうえんNeutralA performance given before an audience, as in 「来日公演」; it stresses the act of performing. 「演芸」 refers to the genre of performance.
• Related上演じょうえんNeutralStaging a work on stage; the object is usually a play or opera. 「演芸」 is the general term for popular performing arts.

「演芸」 is the umbrella term for popular performing arts such as rakugo, kōdan, theater and dance, as in 「演芸場」. Use 「芝居」 for a play or acting, 「公演」 for a performance before an audience, and 「ショー」 for a show.

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1. 演劇えんげきや舞踊ぶよう、講談こうだん、落語らくごなど、江戸えど時代じだいから近代きんだいにかけて発達はったつした、人前ひとまえで何なんかを演えんずる大衆たいしゅう芸げい。