演劇(えんげき)

えんげき
noun
drama, theater, play
1. drama, theater, theatrical performance
The art of performing plays on stage; theatrical performances in general.
大学(だいがく)で演劇(えんげき)を学(まな)んでいる。
I'm studying drama at university.
演劇(えんげき)部(ぶ)に入(はい)りたい。
I want to join the drama club.
日本(にほん)の演劇(えんげき)には様々(さまざま)な種類(しゅるい)がある。
There are various types of drama in Japan.

USAGE: 演劇(えんげき) refers to theater and dramatic arts as a whole, including both performance and study.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 演劇(えんげき)部(ぶ) (drama club)
  • 演劇(えんげき)祭(さい) (drama festival)
  • 演劇(えんげき)鑑賞(かんしょう) (watching plays)
  • 演劇(えんげき)界(かい) (the theater world)

JAPANESE TRADITIONAL THEATER:

  • 歌舞伎(かぶき) (kabuki)
  • 能(のう) (noh)
  • 文楽(ぶんらく) (bunraku puppet theater)
  • 狂言(きょうげん) (kyogen comedy)

RELATED:

  • 劇(げき) - play, drama
  • 芝居(しばい) - play, theatrical performance
  • 舞台(ぶたい) - stage; theatrical performance
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