喜劇(きげき)

きげき
noun
comedy
1. comedy, comic play
A theatrical genre or work intended to amuse, as opposed to tragedy. Also used more broadly to describe absurd or laughable real-life situations.
あの映画(えいが)は喜劇(きげき)だ。
That movie is a comedy.
シェイクスピアは悲劇(ひげき)だけでなく喜劇(きげき)も書(か)いた。
Shakespeare wrote comedies as well as tragedies.
あまりにも失敗(しっぱい)が続(つづ)いて、もはや喜劇(きげき)のような状況(じょうきょう)になってしまった。
So many failures piled up that the situation became almost like a comedy.

喜劇(きげき) refers to comedy as a theatrical or literary genre, and can also describe absurd real-life situations.

WORD FORMATION:
喜(き) (joy) + 劇(げき) (drama, play).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 喜劇(きげき)映画(えいが): comedy film
  • 喜劇(きげき)俳優(はいゆう): comedy actor, comedian
  • 喜劇(きげき)作家(さっか): comedy writer
  • 喜劇(きげき)のような状況(じょうきょう): a situation like a comedy (absurd)

CONTRAST:

  • 悲劇(ひげき): tragedy (the direct opposite pair)
  • コメディ: comedy (loanword, more common for modern entertainment — TV, film)
  • 喜劇(きげき) has a more classical or literary nuance, fitting for theatrical and academic contexts

FIGURATIVE USE:
Can describe absurd real-life situations: もはや喜劇(きげき)だ (it's practically a comedy at this point).

Related Words

Antonym: 悲劇(ひげき) (tragedy)
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Added 2026.2.18 21:26 · Revised 2026.4.11 10:25
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