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koken

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Borrowed from Japanese 後見(こうけん) (kōken, “a staff in noh and kabuki”).

noun kokens

A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors McAllister uses the Japanese device of the koken for changing scenes, distributing props, and creating furniture.

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"koken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/koken. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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koken. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/koken

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"koken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/koken.

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@misc{koken_2026,
  title = {koken},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/koken},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}