囃

Music

accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

to play accompaniment; to keep time

to cheer; to applaud

to jeer; to mock; to banter

(traditional) festival music

musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments

on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play

shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage

tanuki drumming on their stomachs

short noh piece with three seated performers

type of informal noh musical performance

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

to cheer; to applaud

to jeer; to mock; to make fun of

orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)

five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)

to spread (e.g. a rumour); to talk about (widely); to make fun of

to sing the praises of; to praise to the skies

Music

meaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song; non-lexical vocables

Rare term; 嘈囃 is sometimes read むねやけ

heartburn; sour stomach