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劇 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 劇 意味

drama, play

劇 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ゲキ geki

Examples

劇はちょうど定刻に始まった。The play began exactly on time.
その劇は終わった。The show is over.
劇はだいたいにおいてとてもうまくいった。The play went very well on the whole.
彼女は初めて劇に出た。She acted in a play for the first time.
彼女はその劇に出ていた。She acted in the play.
その劇はある山村が舞台でした。The action took place in a mountain village.
その劇は好評を得た。The play got a favorable notice.
彼はその劇でわき役を演じた。He played a minor part in the play.
成功を収めた劇の上映。It was a successful presentation of a play.
私はアメリカの劇を見ました。I watched an American drama.

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