落語

Reading

Kana: らくご

Romaji: rakugo

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.