How to say 'Comedy' in Japanese | 喜劇

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The Japanese word for Comedy is 'Kigeki', written as 喜劇 in Japanese.'Comedy' in hiragana is きげき.

word

喜劇

Meaning

Comedy

Reading

きげき

kigeki

Kanji

喜Rejoice 劇Drama

Explanation

The Japanese noun '喜劇 (きげき)' means 'comedy'. It refers to a genre of entertainment, such as plays, movies, or performances, that is intended to make people laugh. It is often used in contrast to '悲劇 (ひげき)' (tragedy). For example: I enjoy watching comedies「私は喜劇を見るのが好きです」(わたしはきげきをみるのがすきです). This play is a comedy「この劇は喜劇です」(このげきはきげきです). The term can also be used metaphorically to describe situations that are amusing or absurd.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4408

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 喜劇

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

喜

Meaning

Rejoice

kanji

劇

Meaning

Drama

Words Related to 喜劇 Through the Kanji 喜

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 喜 as well.

word

喜ぶ

Meaning

Rejoice

word

喜び

Meaning

Joy

word

大喜び

Meaning

Delight

word

喜ばす

Meaning

Delight

Words Related to 喜劇 Through the Kanji 劇

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 劇 as well.

word

演劇

Meaning

Theater

word

劇

Meaning

Drama

word

劇場

Meaning

Theater

word

悲劇

Meaning

Tragedy

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'Kigeki' means 'Comedy' .

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