劇(げき)

げき

noun

drama, play

1. drama, play

A theatrical performance or its script.

子(こ)どもたちが劇(げき)の練習(れんしゅう)をしている。

The children are rehearsing a play.

劇(げき)を見(み)に行(い)く。

To go see a play.

学校(がっこう)の文化祭(ぶんかさい)で劇(げき)を演(えん)じた。

We performed a play at the school culture festival.

Common expressions

劇(げき)を見(み)る: to watch a play
劇(げき)を演(えん)じる: to perform a play

Compounds

悲劇(ひげき): tragedy
喜劇(きげき): comedy
歌劇(かげき): opera
演劇(えんげき): theater, drama (as an art or activity)
劇団(げきだん): theater company
劇場(げきじょう): theater (venue)
歴史劇(れきしげき): historical drama (〜劇(げき) names a dramatic genre)

Similar words

芝居(しばい): the everyday word for a play; it also means an act or pretense (芝居(しばい)をする, to put on an act), which 劇(げき) does not
演劇(えんげき): theater as an art form or activity (演劇部(えんげきぶ), drama club), rather than one particular play

Related Words

Related: 劇場(げきじょう) (theater (venue))

Synonym: 芝居(しばい) (play (colloquial))

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Added 2026.1.11 16:26 · Revised 2026.9.23 21:23

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