Cowardly mouth - timid mouth

Japanese: 臆病口 - おくびょうぐち

〘Noun〙① An entranceway with sliding doors at the far right end of a Noh stage. Jiutai and koken (assistants) enter and exit from here. Kiridoguchi (a "kirido" entrance). *Haiku poem, Ise Masanaoshu (1662), volume 2, "The cowardly mouth of the nursery boy, Chika Mizuotoshi ( Iesato) " ② An entranceway at the far right side of a Kabuki stage. It is also called Geza (a "lower seat") . In Matsubametsumono plays, following the example of the Noh stage, a kiridoguchi (kirido) is set up on the upper side as an entrance and exit. *Kabuki, Ojiko Takiuchi (1753), volume 5, "Above the first box seat, there is a cloud shelf"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 能舞台で向かって右端奥の引き戸の出入り口。ここから地謡、後見などが出入りする。切り戸口。※俳諧・伊勢正直集（1662）二「苗代の臆病くちか水おとし〈家里〉」② 歌舞伎舞台の上手(かみて)奥の出入り口。下座(げざ)ともいう。松羽目物では、能舞台にならって、上手に切り戸口を設けて出入り口とする。※歌舞伎・幼稚子敵討（1753）五「臆病口一軒目桟敷の上に、雲棚をして」

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