Kabuki is intrinsically free from any styles, but "Kabuki Ichikawa-ryu school" sometimes refers especially to aragoto (Kabuki play featuring exaggerated posture, makeup, and costume) and Kabuki Juhachiban (eighteen best plays) passed down from generation to generation by the head of the Ichikawa family.
歌舞伎に本来流儀はないが、「歌舞伎市川流」とした場合には、特に市川宗家が代々継承してきた荒事や歌舞伎十八番を指すこともある。