noh noun noun (generic)
- hannya, mask of a grinning, horned demoness which represents a woman's rage and jealousy
- dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression
noh noun noun (generic)
- kyogen performer, comic actor
noh noun noun (generic)
- kyogen interlude, short scene during a noh play, performed by a kyogen actor (usu. explaining the play)
noh noun noun (generic)
- discrete kyogen (performed between two noh plays)
JLPT N1 archaic noun noun (generic) noh
- inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryล system)
- old man
- white ash (of charcoal)
noh noun noun (generic)
- self-introduction (of a character)
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone noh hanafuda mahjong prefix counter
- between (e.g. two people), face to face
- hindrance, impediment
- arrhythmic section of recitative
- playing with only 2 players
- prefix used for stress or emphasis
- counter for traditional dance songs
noh noun noun (generic)
- rear part of a stage (where musicians are seated)
Buddhism noun noun (generic) noh
- announcing meals (at a Zen monastery), meal announcer
- noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
noun noun (generic) noh
- ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck
- something strange or suspicious
- mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters