kyōgen

traditional Japanese comic theater
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kyōgen

Summary

kyōgen is a theatrical genre[1]. kyōgen draws 420 Wikipedia views per month (theatrical_genre category, ranking #45 of 153).[2]

Key Facts

  • kyōgen's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[3].
  • kyōgen's instance of is recorded as comedic genre[4].
  • kyōgen is a type of nōgaku[5].
  • kyōgen is a type of farce[6].
  • kyōgen is a type of performing arts in Japan[7].
  • kyōgen is part of nōgaku[8].
  • kyōgen's Commons category is recorded as Kyōgen[9].
  • kyōgen's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern Japanese[10].
  • kyōgen's country of origin is recorded as Japan[11].
  • kyōgen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kyōgen[12].
  • kyōgen's name in kana is recorded as きょうげん[13].
  • kyōgen's has part is recorded as kyōgen play[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include theatrical genre[3] and comedic genre[4]. Recorded subclass of include nōgaku[5], farce[6], and performing arts in Japan[7].

Use and Application

kyōgen is part of nōgaku[8].

Why It Matters

kyōgen draws 420 Wikipedia views per month (theatrical_genre category, ranking #45 of 153).[2] kyōgen has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] kyōgen is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name Early Modern Japanese
    Part of
    Country of origin
    Part of nōgaku
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548338105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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