腹芸

Japanese
Kanji in this term
腹 芸
はら
Grade: 6		 げい
Grade: 4
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
腹藝 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 腹 (hara, “belly”) +‎ 芸 (gei, “performance, artistic skill”).

Pronunciation

    Noun

    腹(はら)芸(げい) • (haragei) 

    1. a technique used by actors to convey emotion without verbal speech or gesture
    2. a performance carried out while standing on the belly of another person who is lying down
    3. a performance made by drawing a face on one's abdomen and moving it by dancing to create funny expressions
    4. going with one's gut, using one's intuition

    Idioms
    • 腹芸(はらげい)を見(み)せる (haragei o miseru): “to show one's intuition” → to be especially tactful or clever in handling a sensitive situation

    References
    1. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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