俄か

Japanese

Kanji in this term
俄
にわ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 俄か – see the following entry.

【にわか】 [adjective] [from 790s] sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand [adjective] [from 759] suddenly serious (said of an illness; most often in the construction にわかになる (niwaka ni naru)) [adjective] [from early 1200s] temporary, makeshift, impermanent, ad hoc [noun] Short for 俄狂言 (niwaka kyōgen, “a farce; an impromptu comic interlude during a Noh play”). [noun] (by extension) any impromptu joke, witticism, or pun [noun] Short for 俄ファン (niwaka fan, “(Internet slang) bandwagon fan”). Alternative spelling 俄

(This term, 俄か, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)