講談|こうだんkoudan[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounstorytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

• Related話はなしNeutralThe everyday word for talk or a story in general; 「講談」 is the traditional performing art of dramatically recounting tales of valor and revenge while beating a desk.
• Related物語ものがたりNeutralA story or narrative as a work to be read or told; unlike 「講談」, it names the narrative itself, not a performing art.
• Related語り草かたりぐさNeutralA topic or anecdote handed down and retold, as in 「後々までの語り草」; it is not the performed art of 「講談」.
• Related伝説でんせつNeutralA legend whose truth is uncertain, passed down by word of mouth; 「講談」 is a performed art, not a legend.
• Related故事こじWrittenWritten/formal prose: historical events or allusions, such as the story behind a proverb; that is content, whereas 「講談」 is a storytelling art performed on stage.
• Related説話せつわWrittenWritten/formal prose: an academic term for narrative literature such as myths and folk tales; it does not refer to a performance.

Use 「講談」 for the traditional art of dramatically telling tales of valor and revenge, as in 「講談師」. For stories in general use 「話」 or 「物語」; a treasured anecdote is 「語り草」; a legend 「伝説」; an allusion 「故事」; 「説話」 is an academic term for narrative literature.

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1. 演芸えんげいの一ひとつで、軍記ぐんきや武勇伝ぶゆうでんなどを節ふしをつけ、面白おもしろく語かたるもの。江戸えど時代じだいまでは講釈こうしゃくと称しょうされた。
2. 講釈こうしゃく。解説かいせつ。