Steamed rice

Japanese: おこわ
Steamed rice
One of the classic Rakugo pieces. Another title for "Ikori Saheiji." In the Muromachi period, "Okowa" meant a frightening and therefore ugly woman, but in the Edo period, it came to mean deceiving someone because it meant being deceived.

Steamed rice

One of the classic Rakugo pieces. The first part of the three-part "Kowakare." Also known as "Kowameshi no Joro-gai."

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Japanese:
古典落語の演目のひとつ。「居残り佐平次」の別題。「おこわ」は、室町時代には恐ろしいという意から醜い女を指したが、江戸時代にはつつもたせの意からだますことを指すようになった。

おこわ

古典落語の演目のひとつ。「子別れ」を三段にわけた最初の部分。「こわめしの女郎買」とも。

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