見世物・見せ物|みせものmisemono[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounmisemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds
2. nounshow; exhibition; spectacle; freakshow; side show

• RelatedショーCasualLoanword for modern entertainment shows, as in 「ショーを見る」「ファッションショー」; unlike 見世物, it carries no flavor of old-time sideshows or being made a fool of.
• Related興行こうぎょうWrittenWritten term for commercially run performances, as in 「興行収入」; the emphasis is on the business of staging paid shows.
• Related演芸えんげいNeutralPopular performing arts for a general audience, as in 「演芸場」—rakugo, manzai, dance and the like.
• Related芝居しばいNeutralPlays and drama, or acting itself; 「芝居を打つ」 means to put on an act, a figurative use for pretending.
• Related上演じょうえんWrittenWritten term for staging a performance, as in 「舞台を上演する」; it points to the act of putting a play on, not the show itself.
• RelatedスペクタクルCasualLoanword for grand, eye-filling spectacle, as in 「スペクタクル映画」; the emphasis is on spectacular visual scale.
• Related演芸会えんげいかいNeutralA show made up of songs, dances, comedy and other acts, mostly at local or school events.

Use 「見世物」 for old-time paid sideshows or for being made a laughingstock, as in 「見世物小屋」「見世物にされる」. For modern shows say 「ショー」, for theater 「芝居」, and for popular performing arts 「演芸」.

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1. めずらしいものや曲芸きょくげいなどを料金りょうきんを取とってみせる興行こうぎょう。