BUNRAKU

Meaning of BUNRAKU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bu̇n-ˈrä-(ˌ)kü ]

noun

Etymology: Japanese

Date: 1920

: Japanese puppet theater featuring large costumed wooden puppets, puppeteers who are onstage, and a chanter who speaks all the lines

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