What is the Kanji for "Drama"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Drama", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Drama" is "劇".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Geki".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "豦" . And The radical "刂" means "Sword" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "劇" mean in japanese?

"劇" means "Drama".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

演劇: "Drama". The Japanese noun '演劇 (えんげき)' means 'drama'. This word refers to a form of performing arts that involves the portrayal of a story or a narrative through the use of actors, dialogue, and staging. It encompasses various genres such as plays, musicals, and theatrical performances. For example: I enjoy going to see plays at the drama theater - (私は劇場で演劇を見るのが好きです). The drama club is putting on a new production - (演劇部が新しい作品を上演しています).

喜劇: "Comedy". The noun '喜劇 (きげき)' refers to a comedic theatrical performance or film. It describes a lighthearted and humorous piece of entertainment that aims to make the audience laugh. Comedies often depict amusing situations and characters and have a happy or uplifting ending. For example: I really enjoyed watching that new comedy film - (あの新しいコメディ映画を見るのがとても楽しかった。)

劇: "Play". The Japanese noun '劇 (げき)' means 'play'. It refers to a dramatic performance or theatrical production. This word is commonly used to describe plays, operas, dramas, and other staged performances. For example: Let's go watch a play - (劇を見に行きましょう). I enjoy going to the theater to see plays - (劇場で劇を見るのが好きです).

劇場: "Theater". The Japanese word '劇場 (げきじょう)' refers to a building or venue where dramatic performances, plays, or other theatrical productions are staged. This word is commonly used to describe large, dedicated performance spaces such as playhouses, concert halls, or opera houses. For example: Let's go to the theater tonight - (今夜、劇場に行きましょう). I bought tickets to see the new play at the theater - (新しい芝居を劇場で見る切符を買いました).

悲劇: "Tragedy". The noun '悲劇 (ひげき)' refers to a tragic event, situation or story. It is used to describe a serious or calamitous occurrence that usually involves the suffering or downfall of the main character or protagonist. The term conveys a sense of great sadness, misfortune and pathos. For example: The loss of life in the accident was a true tragedy - (事故による多数の死者は真の悲劇だった). The play depicts the tragic downfall of the king - (その戯曲は王の悲劇的な没落を描いている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". And The hiragana "き" is read as "ki".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.