Moto 劇: Drama; PlayKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゲキ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 135 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゲキ)
- 劇場げきじょうtheatre; theater
- 劇げきdrama; play
- 演劇えんげきdrama; theatre
- 劇団げきだんtroupe; theatrical company
- 悲劇ひげきtragedy; tragic drama
- 歌劇かげきopera
- 劇的げきてきdramatic; exciting
- 喜劇きげきcomedy; funny show
- 時代劇じだいげきhistorical play; period drama
- 劇作げきさくplay writing
- 国立劇場こくりつげきじょうnational theater
- 新劇しんげきschool of western-inspired Japanese drama which developed towards the end of the Meiji period; shingeki
- 劇画げきがcomic strip with dramatic story
- 観劇かんげきtheatre-going; theater-going
- 京劇きょうげきclassical Chinese opera
- 作劇さくげきplaywriting
- 剣劇けんげきsword play; samurai drama
- 劇中げきちゅうduring a play
- 劇中劇げきちゅうげきplay within a play
- 劇化げきかdramatization; dramatisation
- 劇映画げきえいがfilm drama
- 劇薬げきやくpowerful medicine; strong poison
- 劇評げきひょうdrama criticism
- 寸劇すんげきshort play; skit
- 悲劇的ひげきてきtragic
- 悲喜劇ひきげきtragicomedy
- 惨劇さんげきtragedy; tragic event
- 放送劇ほうそうげきradio drama
- 楽劇がくげきmusical play; opera
- 活劇かつげきaction film; action movie
- 舞台劇ぶたいげきstage play
- 野外劇やがいげきpageant
- アングラ劇場アングラげきじょうunderground theater; underground theatre
- カルテジアン劇場カルテジアンげきじょうCartesian theatre
- コモンズの悲劇コモンズのひげきtragedy of the commons
- ストリップ劇場ストリップげきじょうstrip club
- スラプスティック喜劇スラプスティックきげきslapstick
- ドタバタ喜劇ドタバタきげきslapstick comedy
- 不条理演劇ふじょうりえんげきtheatre of the absurd (theater)
- 人形劇にんぎょうげきpuppet show
- 人情劇にんじょうげきhuman-interest play
- 仮面劇かめんげきmasque; mask
- 作劇術さくげきじゅつdramaturgy
- 児童劇じどうげきjuvenile play
- 共有地の悲劇きょうゆうちのひげきtragedy of the commons
- 円形劇場えんけいげきじょうamphitheater; amphitheatre
- 劇を演じるげきをえんじるto perform a play
- 劇伴げきばんbackground music (in a movie, television drama, etc.)
- 劇作家げきさっかplaywright; dramatist
- 劇剤げきざいpowerful medicine; violent poison
- 劇務げきむexhausting work; hard work
- 劇場型勧誘げきじょうがたかんゆうadvertising fraudulent investment schemes with glossy brochures, phone calls, etc.
- 劇場型犯罪げきじょうがたはんざいsensational crime that becomes a media event; theatrical crime
- 劇場版げきじょうばんmovie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
- 劇場街げきじょうがいtheater district (quarter); theatre district
- 劇場通いげきじょうがよいattending shows
- 劇壇げきだんthe stage; the theatrical world
- 劇変げきへんsudden change; upheaval
Other readings
- どたばた喜劇ドタバタきげきslapstick comedy
- 劇しいはげしいviolent; furious
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