サーカス

さーかす
noun
circus
entertainment
1. circus; circus performance
A traveling show featuring acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other performers, typically held in a large tent or arena.
サーカスを見(み)に行(い)った。
I went to see the circus.
子供(こども)たちはサーカスの空中(くうちゅう)ブランコに大興奮(だいこうふん)した。
The children were thrilled by the circus trapeze act.
毎年(まいとし)冬(ふゆ)になると、有名(ゆうめい)なサーカス団(だん)が町(まち)にやってきて、大(おお)きなテントで公演(こうえん)を行(おこな)う。
Every winter, a famous circus troupe comes to town and performs in a large tent.

A loanword from English "circus". Circuses have been popular in Japan since the Meiji era; the domestic 木下大(きのしただい)サーカス is the best known.

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Related: 曲芸(きょくげい) (acrobatics, stunts)
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Added 2026.3.31 2:17 · Revised 2026.10.13 22:40
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