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male actor who plays female roles in kabuki theater: onnagata / in puppetry, a female puppet / (slang, possibly archaic, chiefly Kansai) a high-end prostitute

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女形

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女形

Hiragana
おんながた / おやま
Noun
Kansai archaic possibly slang
Japanese Meaning
歌舞伎や人形浄瑠璃などで、女性の役を専門に演じる男性俳優。また、その役柄のこと。転じて、女性的な役回り・立場を引き受ける人を指すこともある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かぶきで おんなの 役をする おとこの はしらいと または にんぎょうの おんなの 役
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He specializes in the female roles in Noh theater.

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male actor who plays female roles in kabuki theater: onnagata

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in puppetry, a female puppet

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(slang, possibly archaic, chiefly Kansai) a high-end prostitute

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