Japanese

Noun

道化 ‎(hiragana どうけ, romaji dōke)

1. buffoonery
2. Abbreviation of 道化方.
3. Abbreviation of 道化師.

References

1. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3