俄か

Japanese

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

[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.)

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