Kyogen (noun)
kee-oh-gen
A type of short comic Japanese play, often performed between classic dramas.
First recorded in 1870–80; sometimes written as kyōgen. From the Japanese kyōgen; combines kyō, meaning “crazed, mad;” + gen, meaning “speech, talking.”
Example sentences
“Between the tragic scenes, the troupe performed a kyogen to offer some comic relief.”
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