noh

N1O1H4
UK/nəʊ/US/noʊ/

noun

A form of classical Japanese music drama.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Noh.”

OriginJapanese 能 ← Middle Chinese 能 →
Less commonScrabble 6
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noh1

nounnoh (uncountable)

alternative nō · alternative nou

  1. uncountableA form of classical Japanese music drama.

Noh2

nounNoh (countable and uncountable, plural Nohs)

plural Nohs · alternative No · alternative Nō

  1. uncountableA kind of classical Japanese musical drama.
  2. countabledatedpossiblyrareAn individual play in this style.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Noh.

NOH3

nounNOH (plural NOHs)

plural NOHs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of notice of hearing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nogaku

Origin

noh · noun

  1. Middle Chinese能“talent, ability”
  2. Japanese能
  3. Englishnoh

Borrowed from Japanese 能 (nō), from Middle Chinese 能 (nong, “talent, ability”).

More words from Japanese, Middle Chinese

Full word history & related roots →

Noh · noun

  1. Japanese能
  2. EnglishNoh

An irregular romanization of Japanese 能 (nō, literally “[performing] skill, talent”).

More words from Japanese

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 能劇 /能剧
  • 能劇 /能剧 (Néngjù)Japanese musical drama
Czech nó
  • nóJapanese drama
Dutch no
  • noJapanese drama
Finnish no-teatteri, nō
  • no-teatteriJapanese musical drama
  • nōJapanese musical drama
  • nō-teatteriJapanese musical drama
French nô, nô
  • nôJapanese drama
  • nôJapanese musical drama
Hungarian nó
  • nóJapanese musical drama
Japanese 能, 能楽
  • 能 (Nō)Japanese musical drama
  • 能楽 (Nōgaku)Japanese musical drama
Korean 노, 노가쿠
  • 노Japanese musical drama
  • 노가쿠 (Nogaku)Japanese musical drama
Portuguese nô
  • nôJapanese drama
Russian но
  • но (no)Japanese musical drama
Vietnamese Nō
  • NōJapanese musical drama

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with noh

todonosogoknowshowolowbelowcoproagothoughohalthoughflowpojoemosnowhellorowgrow
All rhymes →

Sounds the same

noknow

Anagrams

hon
Cite this entry
APA

noh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noh

MLA

“noh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noh.

Source: noh on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.