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1. |
[n]
▶ someone who has a title but no real duty ▶ useless person |
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2. |
[n]
{kabuki}
《original meaning》 ▶ actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background
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5. | A 2024-03-12 05:25:21 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
4. | A* 2024-03-12 02:15:54 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | Google N-gram Corpus Counts ╭─ーーーー─┬─────╮ │ 並び大名 │ 398 │ │ 並大名 │ 27 │ ╰─ーーーー─┴─────╯ |
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Comments: | Frivolous x-ref |
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Diff: | @@ -12 +11,0 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1707670">取り巻き</xref> |
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3. | A 2023-01-08 10:26:33 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
Diff: | @@ -19 +19 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1415080">大名</xref> +<field>&kabuki;</field> @@ -21 +21 @@ -<gloss>actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki)</gloss> +<gloss>actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background</gloss> |
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2. | A 2010-09-20 18:34:50 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
Diff: | @@ -11,1 +11,0 @@ -<pos>&exp;</pos> @@ -19,1 +18,3 @@ -<gloss>In kabuki, someone who plays the role of a daimyo (feudal lord) but who is merely a background actor</gloss> +<xref type="see" seq="1415080">大名</xref> +<s_inf>original meaning</s_inf> +<gloss>actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki)</gloss> |
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1. | A* 2010-09-20 15:49:27 Scott | |
Refs: | koj daij |
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Comments: | I don't like gg5's translation (nominal boss) |