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:

JAPANESE TRADITIONAL THEATER:

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