Etymology

kamishibai

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Today it means: A traditional Japanese form of storytelling using picture scrolls, revived in the twentieth century by travelling showmen. Full definition →

Japanese 紙芝居
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from紙芝居
  2. English todaykamishibai

Borrowed from Japanese 紙芝居 (literally “paper drama”).

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