JapanKnowledge


Related links

  • (株)平凡社

List of Contents

  • General Contents
  • JapanKnowledge Lib
  • JapanKnowledge Personal
  • JapanKnowledge School

The Kabuki Dictionary (New Edition)

Heibonsha Limited, Publishers

  • Jpn
  • Eng

The Kabuki Dictionary: New Edition is a completely new work based on The Kabuki Dictionary: Revised and Expanded Edition published in 2000. As the most up-to-date dictionary of Kabuki filled with new material, The New Edition is a comprehensive compilation of the latest research findings on Kabuki, including information on its 400-year history, its always vivid contemporary stage and its rich transmission of art and unique culture of this specific community.
The New Edition includes simple entries and complete documentation of items including names of plays, persons and books. The items are selected with an emphasis on their significance in the history of performances and culture. Entries related to performing, including acting, direction, stage, dressing room and the entertainment industry, are selected and written so users can viscerally and systematically understand traditions, set-ups, organizations and their changes through time. An emphasis is placed on historical lexicon and vernacular. Commentaries on stagecraft, including sets, props, costumes and wigs, are made with ties to their actual use.
In addition to detailed comprehensive guides of Kabuki in the Heisei era, supplemental resources include genealogies of acting families; directories of modern Kabuki actors(*); study groups of Kabuki actors(*); lists of books including daicho (Kabuki scripts of dramas called Kabuki kyogen and dances called Kabuki buyo), lists of reference works and lists of geza (musical pieces and sound effects); and a lookup table of Western and Japanese years. These resources can be viewed as tables or PDF formats.
(*) Search-capable

Contents information

Original books 新版 歌舞伎事典
Publisher Heibonsha Limited, Publishers
Publication date March 25, 2011
Number of volumes One volume
Book price Base price: ¥8,400 + tax
Release date March 1, 2012
Number of entries 2,100 entries
Number of characters 782,000 characters
About search ―
Frequency of update ―
Available services
  • JKLib
  • JKPersonal+R
(as of April 2014)
JapanKnowledge Lib

For universities and corporate bodies

  • About JapanKnowledge Lib
  • About JKBooks
  • About Integration of JapanKnowledge Lib and JKBooks
  • Discovery and other partner services (J)
  • To join JapanKnowledge Lib (J)
  • Fees
  • Terms of Use
  • Forms and Brochure
JapanKnowledge Personal

For personal users

  • JapanKnowledge Personal (J)
  • New signups (Signup procedure) (J)
  • Fees for Personal (J)
  • Course change / Cancellations (J)
  • Support
  • System Requirements (J)
  • Terms of Use (J)
JapanKnowledge School

For junior high and high school users

  • JapanKnowledge School Features (J)
  • Online Contents (J)
  • Introduction to Functions (J)
  • Classroom Application Scenes (J)
  • System Requirements (J)
  • Terms of Use (J)
  • Download Guidebook (J)

Reading / Events

  • Fountain of Knowledge (Special JK Contents) (J)
  • JapanKnowledge NEWS (J)
  • JapanKnowledge Books (J)
  • Even Information (J)
  • Event Reports (J)
  • List of Sample Pages (J)
  • Users Voices (J)

Related Websites

  • MANGAPEDIA 
  • DOKUSHOJIN WEB 
  • Shogakukan Corpus Network 
  • Shogakan Mina no Igaku (Everyone's Medical Science) (J)
  • Shogakan Hyakka Plus (Encyclopedia Plus) (J)
NetAdvance Inc.
  • System requirements (J)
  • Privacy Policy (J)
  • Copyright (J)
  • How to link (J)
  • General disclaimer (J)
  • About NetAdvance Inc. (J)
© 2001-2021 NetAdvance Inc. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. No reproduction or republication without written permission.
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • ABJ Mark