(しばい)

しばい
noun
play, drama, theatrical performance
1. play, drama, theatrical performance
A stage performance or theater production.
I went to see a play on the weekend.
This theater company's plays have a good reputation and are always sold out. Tickets for this performance also sold out on the day they went on sale.
2. act, pretense
A false display of emotion or behavior.
His tears were just an act.
芝居 = pretense, fake display
芝居(しばい)するやめほしい
I want you to stop putting on an act.
芝居(しばい)をする = to put on an act, to pretend
Bad acting is quickly found out.
She pretended to be sick and skipped school.

芝居(しばい) originally referred to theatrical performances, but it's also commonly used to mean fake behavior or pretense.

MEANING 1 - THEATER:

  • 芝居(しばい)() (to watch a play)
  • 芝居(しばい)() (to put on a play)
  • 芝居小屋(しばいごや) (theater, playhouse)

MEANING 2 - ACT/PRETENSE:

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