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Kanji Detail for 劇 - "drama, intense, rapid"

劇

  • Meaning

    劇 means "drama, intense, rapid."

    1. Drama - A theatrical play; a performance.

    2. Intense - Severe; extreme.

    3. Rapid - Quick; fast-moving.

  • Words using 劇

    • 劇場 げきじょう Listen theatre; theater; playhouse
    • 演劇 えんげき Listen drama; theatre; theater
    • 劇団 げきだん Listen troupe; theatrical company
    • 悲劇 ひげき Listen tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play
    • 歌劇 かげき Listen opera
    • 喜劇 きげき Listen comedy
    • 時代劇 じだいげき Listen historical play; period drama
    • 劇作 げきさく Listen playwriting

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    • Verified meaning: drama, intense, rapid
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    drama; play

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    theatrical plays, opera, drama

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Intense; severe. Such as 劇烈 (intense), 煩劇 (very busy). Most pitiful is called 劇憐. Lively conversation is called 劇談. Severe illness is called 病劇. All have this meaning. | Performance. Such as performing is called 演劇.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    geki(ゲキ) ゲキ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    drama intense rapid play severe swift theatrical acting comedy performance script stage

Sentences including 劇

  • The play was far from being a failure.

  • We're going to the theater.

  • Let's meet in front of the theater.

  • What time does the play start?

  • The play went very well on the whole.

  • The tragedy happened suddenly.

  • She acted in the play.

  • He is a dramatist.

  • I'd like to see a play. do you have any information?

  • He had the kindness to show me the way to the theater.

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