Red-spotted monkey

Japanese: 猩猩 - しょうじょう

[1] 〘 noun 〙① = orangutan [Natural History Teaching Method (1876-77)]② An imaginary monster. It resembles a monkey, has a body covered in crimson long hair, a human face, a voice like a crying child, can understand human language, and likes alcohol. ※Hizo Hokaku (c. 830) "What is the difference between saying and _acting like _{an orangutan} _? " ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Keisei Iro Shamisen (1701), Edo "I usually live drunk like an orangutan " [Book of Rites, Kyokurei, Jo]③ A fly larva that is attracted to the scent of sake or vinegar. Sashi . ※Shubosho (1445-46), 6 "What is the meaning of calling a small insect that attracts the scent of sake an orangutan?"④ A Noh mask. It represents a fairy boy. It is painted red. ⑤ One of the makeups worn by actors in plays . Colored red like the face of ②. [Theater New Stories (c. 1804-09)] ⑥ (based on ② being said to be fond of alcohol) A heavy drinker. A heavy drinker. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)] *The World of Suffering (1918-21) <Uno Koji> 1 "Such an orangutan's head is suited to the pattern." ⑦ (based on the fact that wearing it makes the head turn red like ② ) A red cotton towel placed on the head of a child suffering from smallpox as a curse. ※Zappai・Keshakuke (1713) "The one that came out is not a shoujokusaidan" ※Joruri・Taiheiki Chushin Koshaku (1766) 7 "The shoujo (shoujo) that I abandoned at the gate has a tearful smile" ⑧ Abbreviation of "shojogiku (shoujo chrysanthemum)". [Haikai・Kefukisou (1638)] ⑨ A slang term for umeboshi. [2][1] Noh play. Fifth piece. Various schools. Author unknown. Tang Dynasty's Takafu was a filial son, so he sold sake in the market after receiving a prophecy in a dream and gradually became wealthy. One night, a shoujo appeared from the Shinyo River, admired Takafu's honest heart, gave him a spring of sake, and danced with him. The current piece is a celestial Noh in the form of a half-Noh, with the first half omitted. [2] Kabuki Shosakugoto. Nagauta. Lyrics by Sakurada Jisuke II. Music by Kineya Sakichi II. Original title: Shojoyuki no Eizame (Scarlet Snow Drunk) . First performed at Edo Nakamuraza in 1820. One of Bando Mitsugoro III's seven-form dance series, Tsukiyukihana Nagori no Bundai (Moon, Snow, Flowers Remains of the Writing Table) . A solo dance by a scarlet sage on a snowy beach. Nowadays, it is almost extinct. [3] The title of a side kyogen piece performed at Kawarazakiza in the Edo period. In 1874 , the Kawarazakiza opened in Shiba Shinbori-cho, Tokyo, and revived it under the title Kotobuki ni Ninshojo (Two Samurai Samurai) . Two scarlet sages. [4] Jiuta (a folk song). Commonly known as "female scarlet sage." Music by Iseya Miho. This piece is a rewrite of the lines from the Noh song "Shojo" in which a prostitute drinks from a large cup in front of a silver sliding door. It features the hands of a Kyoto dancer. [5] Itchu-bushi. Composed by Miyako Ikkiyo in 1855. It uses almost the same lines as the Noh song "Shojo". In Yamada-style koto music, this composition is used as is.

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[1] 〘名〙① ＝オランウータン〔博物図教授法（1876‐77）〕② 想像上の怪獣。猿に似て体は朱紅色の長毛でおおわれ、顔はヒトに、声は小児の泣き声に似て、人語を解し酒を好むという。※秘蔵宝鑰（830頃）中「言而不_レ行何異_二猩猩_一」※浮世草子・傾城色三味線（1701）江戸「ふだん猩々(シャウジャウ)のごとく酔て暮し」〔礼記‐曲礼上〕③ 酒や酢などの香に集まるハエの幼虫。蠁子(さし)。※壒嚢鈔（1445‐46）六「酒の香に付く小虫を猩々と云ふは何に事そ」④ 能面の一つ。妖精の少年をあらわす。赤く彩色されている。⑤ 芝居の役者の隈取(くまどり)の一つ。②の顔のように赤くいろどるもの。〔劇場新話（1804‐09頃）〕⑥ (②が酒好きとされるところから) 大酒を飲む人。酒豪。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕※苦の世界（1918‐21）〈宇野浩二〉一「そんな猩々さんはせうちうのはうが柄にあってる」⑦ (これをかぶると②のように頭が赤くなるところから) 疱瘡(ほうそう)の病気をした子どもの頭に、呪いとしてのせる紅木綿の手拭。※雑俳・削かけ（1713）「出たはいの・猩々くさいだんではない」※浄瑠璃・太平記忠臣講釈（1766）七「門に棄てたる猩々(シャウジャウ)も、涙の種の笑ひ顔」⑧ 「しょうじょうぎく（猩猩菊）」の略。〔俳諧・毛吹草（1638）〕⑨ 梅ぼしをいう俗語。[2][一] 謡曲。五番目物。各流。作者未詳。唐土の高風は親孝行だったので、夢のお告げによって市で酒を売り次第に富貴になる。ある夜潯陽江(しんようのえ)から猩々が現われ、高風の素直な心を賞して酒の泉を与えて舞を舞う。現行曲は前半を省略して半能形式の祝言能にしたもの。[二] 歌舞伎所作事。長唄。二世桜田治助作詞。二世杵屋佐吉作曲。本名題「猩々雪酔覚(しょうじょうゆきのえいざめ)」。文政三年（一八二〇）江戸中村座初演。三世坂東三津五郎の七変化舞踊「月雪花名残文台(つきゆきはななごりのぶんだい)」の一つ。雪の浜辺での猩々の一人踊り。現在はほとんど廃絶。[三] 江戸時代に行なわれた河原崎座の脇狂言の題名。明治七年（一八七四）、東京の芝新堀町に開場した河原崎座では「寿二人猩々(ことぶきににんしょうじょう)」と題して復活した。二人猩々。[四] 地唄。通称「女猩々」。伊勢屋三保作曲。謡曲「猩々」の文句を、遊女が銀襖の前で大杯をあおる趣向に書き替えたもの。京舞の手がついている。[五] 一中節。安政二年（一八五五）都一清作曲。謡曲「猩々」の文句をほとんどそのまま用いる。山田流の箏曲では、この作曲のまま演奏している。

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