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    3. 活弁

    活弁

    活かつ弁べん

    silent movie narrator

    KMT10News #41+1NounMusic & EntertainmentHistoryKanji Vocab14 strokes

    活辯

    かつべん

    Noun

    1.
    silent movie narrator
    historical term

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    昔むかしの映えい画がには活かつ弁べんがいた。

    Old movies had silent movie narrators.

    KMT8HistoryMusic & Entertainment
    活かつ弁べんは、無む声せい映えい画がの物ものが語たりを観かん客きゃくに伝つたえる重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを担になっていた。

    Silent movie narrators played an important role in conveying the stories of silent films to the audience.

    KMT10HistoryMusic & EntertainmentCulture & Traditions
    活かつ弁べんの語かたり口くち一ひとつで、同おなじ映えい画がでも全まったく異ことなる印いん象しょうを与あたえることができた。

    With just one narrator's style, the same film could give a completely different impression.

    KMT10HistoryMusic & EntertainmentArt & Design
    映えい画がの歴れき史しを学まなぶ上うえで、活かつ弁べんの存そん在ざいは欠かかせない。

    The existence of silent movie narrators is indispensable when studying the history of cinema.

    KMT10HistoryEducationMusic & Entertainment
    現げん代だいでも、活かつ弁べんの伝でん統とうを受うけ継つぐ人ひと々びとが公こう演えんを行おこなっている。

    Even today, people who inherit the tradition of silent movie narration are giving performances.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsMusic & EntertainmentHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    活
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける…(1)
    lively・resuscitation・being helped・living
    弁
    かんむり・わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う…(3)
    valve・petal・braid・speech・dialect…(4)
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