🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

身体コメディ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shintai komedi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Physical Comedy/ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈkɒmədi/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"身体コメディは視覚的なユーモアを強調します。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A style of comedy that emphasizes physical actions and visual humor rather than verbal wit.

    "Charlie Chaplin is renowned for his mastery of physical comedy, using slapstick and visual gags to entertain audiences."
  2. 2

    A performance or act that relies on physical gestures and movements to convey humor.

    "The clown's routine was a perfect example of physical comedy, filled with pratfalls and exaggerated expressions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'physical comedy' combines 'physical', derived from the Greek 'physikos', meaning 'natural', and 'comedy', from the Greek 'komoidia', referring to a theatrical genre. The phrase evolved in the late 19th century as a distinct form of humor characterized by exaggerated movements and visual gags.

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