Orthographic borrowing fromJapanese歌(か)舞(ぶ)伎(き)(kabuki).

歌舞伎

1. kabuki (a form ofJapanesetheatre)

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Term first attested around theTenshō era (1573-1592).

The連用形(ren'yōkei,“stem or continuative form”) of verb傾く(kabuku,“totilt, tolean”).^[1][2]

The kanji spelling is an example of phono-semanticateji (当(あ)て字(じ)), literally "song,dance, andskill".

• (Tokyo)かぶき[kàbúkí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠bɯ̟kʲi]

歌(か)舞(ぶ)伎(き)• (kabuki) 

1. abizarrely-dressedperson

   Synonym:歌舞伎者(kabukimono)

2. (culture, art)kabuki: traditional Japanesedance-drama featuring bizarrely-dressedperformers

   Synonyms:歌舞伎劇(kabuki-geki),歌舞伎芝居(kabuki-shibai)

• English:kabuki

• “歌舞伎”, in漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese),The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation,2015–2025

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