茶番
ちゃばん
chaban
JMdict entry #1422830
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' farce; charade
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) person who serves tea
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
あれは茶番だ。
are ha chaban da 。
That's a farce.
だが、レーガン政権と最高裁判所に潰される前でさえ、ＯＳＨＡは茶番であった。
da ga 、 reegan seiken to saikou saiban sho ni tsubusa reru mae de sae 、 ooesu eichiee ha chaban de axtsu ta 。
Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.