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劇 kanji
drama, play
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
ゲキ
Kun readings
NoneWords with 劇
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —劇場街theater district (quarter); theatre district
- —現代劇contemporary drama
- —人形劇puppet show
- —復讐劇revenge tragedy
- —道徳劇morality play
- —寓意劇morality play; allegorical play
- —劇場版movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
- —歌劇団opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
- —感傷劇sentimental drama
- —家庭劇soap opera
- —離婚劇problematic divorce; divorce drama
- —科白劇simple scripted play (without music, dance, etc.)
- —劇画調gekiga style; manga style characterized by bold lines and dramatic composition
- —小劇場little theater; small theater
- —聖史劇mystery play; mystère
- —神秘劇mystery play; mystère
- —喜劇的comical; farcical
- —群像劇film, play, novel, etc. with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story; multi-POV story
- —群集劇film, play, novel, etc. with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story; multi-POV story
- —愛憎劇love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)