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語源

Borrowed from Japanese 狂言 (kyōgen), from Middle Chinese 狂言 (MC gjwang ngjon, “crazed ramblings”)), from 狂 (MC gjwang, “crazy, mad”) + 言 (MC ngjon, “speech”).

名詞

kyogen (countable and uncountable, plural kyogen or kyogens)

1. (uncountable) A form of traditional Japanese theatre, once performed alongside noh as a comic intermission.
2. (countable) A work in this genre.
   • 2016, Colleen Lanki, “Japan”, in Siyuan Liu, editor, Routledge Handbook of Asian Theatre (Routledge Handbooks), Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, part II (Dimensions of traditional Asian theatre), chapter 5 (Dance in traditional Asian theatre):

     Many kyogen include komai, small comic dances and songs which enhance the sense of fun or absurdity of a play.