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    3. 田楽返し

    田楽返し

    田でん楽がく返がえし​

    device with axle used to change the backdrop of a (kabuki) play

    NTNounFood & DiningCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab26 strokes

    でんがくがえし

    Noun

    1.
    device with axle used to change the backdrop of a (kabuki) play
    archaic
    2.
    turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku tofu on both sides

    Stroke 0 / 26

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    田
    た…(7)
    rice field・rice paddy
    Kanji
    楽
    たの.しい・たの.しむ・この.む…(7)
    music・comfort・ease
    Kanji
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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