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    3. 腹芸

    腹芸

    腹はら芸げい

    (an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    はらげい

    Noun

    1.
    (an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech, implied acting, psychological performance
    2.
    implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality)
    3.
    performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles), acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly

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    Kanji that make up this word

    腹
    はら…(1)
    abdomen・belly・stomach
    芸
    う.える・のり・わざ…(5)
    technique・art・craft・performance・acting…(2)
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