koken

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noun

A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors

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Meanings

nounkoken (plural kokens)

plural kokens

  1. entertainmentA black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors

    McAllister uses the Japanese device of the koken for changing scenes, distributing props, and creating furniture.

    1988 July 8, Diana Spinrad, “Tango; Chicago Young Playwrights Festival”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 後見(こうけん) (kōken, “a staff in noh and kabuki”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

koken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koken

MLA

“koken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koken. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “koken,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koken.

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