This new style of exclusively female troupes became known by the alternative names of `` shibai , onnakabuki , '' ( from `` onna , '' the Japanese word for `` woman '' or `` girl '' ) and `` Okuni kabuki . ''
This new style of exclusively female groups became known as shibai , onnakabuki , ( from onna , the Japanese word for `` woman '' or `` girl '' ) and Okuni kabuki .