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N2 Kanji 23: 劇
Meaning：
In Japanese，劇 means “a play”.
How to read it：
Kunyomi：Not often used
Onyomi：げき
How to write it：
Origin：
You can see a pig and a tiger.
It’s a play about a pig and a tiger.
So 劇 means “a play”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter | 悲劇 | ひげき | tragedy | Noun |
| Inter | 劇作家 | げきさっか | dramatist | Noun |
| Adv | 劇場 | げきじょう | theater | Noun |
| Adv | 劇場版 | げきじょうばん | movie version | Noun |
| Adv | 劇的 | げきてき | dramatic | na-Adj |
| Adv | 演劇 | えんげき | drama | Noun |
| Adv | 劇団 | げきだん | troupe | Noun |
| S_Adv | 喜劇 | きげき | comedy | Noun |
| S_Adv | 劇画 | げきが | comic strip | Noun |
| S_Adv | 惨劇 | さんげき | tragedy | Noun |
| Others | 劇作 | げきさく | playwriting | Noun |
| Others | 歌劇 | かげき | opera | Noun |
| Others | 劇中 | げきちゅう | in the play | Noun |
| Others | 観劇 | かんげき | playgoing | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 寸劇 | すんげき | skit | Noun |
| Others | 劇薬 | げきやく | powerful medicine | Noun |
| Others | 劇化 | げきか | dramatization | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 悲喜劇 | ひきげき | tragicomedy | Noun |
| Others | 新劇 | しんげき | new play | Noun |
| Others | 活劇 | かつげき | fighting scene | Noun |
| Others | 楽劇 | がくげき | musical drama | Noun |
| Others | 劇症 | げきしょう | hyperacute | Noun |
| Others | 国劇 | こくげき | national drama | Noun |
| Others | 京劇 | きょうげき | peking opera | Noun |
| Others | 作劇 | さくげき | playwriting | Noun |
| Others | 剣劇 | けんげき | sword-fighting play | Noun |
| Others | 笑劇 | しょうげき | farce | Noun |
| Others | 詩劇 | しげき | poetic drama | Noun |
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