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落語

Reading

Kana: らくご
Romaji: rakugo
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

Kanji

落
Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす
Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
語
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language

Example Sentence

私(わたし)の息子(むすこ)は落語家(らくごか)になろうとした。
➥My son tried to become a rakugoka.
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