おお
大
しば
芝
い
居

noun

  1. large-scale play, play with an A-list cast.
  2. big act, big charade, false display.
  3. theater with a government license (Edo period). Messages.hist.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おお
大
しば
芝
い
居
 大芝居 おおしばい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
turf, lawn
しば　しは　シ (7th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
of, this
これ　の　ゆき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
reside, to be, exist
い.る　キョ　お.る (5th, N3)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)