劇
劇 — Drama
drama, play
On’yomiゲキ (geki)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 劇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劇場 | げきじょう gekijou | theatre; theater; playhouse |
| 劇 | げき geki | drama; play; powerful drug |
| 演劇 | えんげき engeki | drama; theatre; theater |
| 劇団 | げきだん gekidan | troupe; theatrical company |
| 悲劇 | ひげき higeki | tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play |
| 歌劇 | かげき kageki | opera |
Study notes
劇 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #662 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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