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千秋楽 (せんしゅうらく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

千せん秋しゅう楽らく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

final performance; closing day; last show

Used for the final day or performance of a theatrical run, concert series, or similar entertainment event.

今日きょうはこの舞ぶ台たいの千せん秋しゅう楽らくです。
Today is the final performance of this stage play.
千せん秋しゅう楽らくのチケットはすぐに売うり切きれた。
Tickets for the closing day sold out immediately.

2

noun

final day of a sumo tournament

sumo

Specifically refers to the last day of a sumo tournament (basho).

千せん秋しゅう楽らくに優ゆう勝しょうが決きまった。
The championship was decided on the final day of the tournament.

Written forms

千せん秋しゅう楽らく
Standard and most common spelling.
千せん穐しゅう楽らく
Variant using the simplified character 穐 for 秋; seen but less common.
千せん龝しゅう楽らく
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with 龝 instead of 秋.

Kanji

千thousand
秋autumn
楽music, comfort, ease
穐autumn
龝autumn

Similar words

初しょ日にち
Refers to the first day or opening performance, the opposite of 千秋楽.
楽らく日び
Also means the final day of a sumo tournament, but 千秋楽 is more common and carries a celebratory nuance.

Etymology

Originally a term from Noh theater, combining 千 (thousand), 秋 (autumn), and 楽 (music/enjoyment), suggesting a long-awaited celebratory conclusion. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it has been used for centuries to mark the final day of a performance run.