Word Meaning 戯作

げさく gesaku

戯作 is read as げさく (gesaku) and means light literature popular in the late Edo period.

Meaning

English

light literature popular in the late Edo period
cheap literature
writing for amusement

Reading

Kana

げさく

Romaji

gesaku

Writing Variants

戯作ぎさく gisaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 125931 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

戯作者

げさくしゃ

fiction writer

戯作三昧

げさくざんまい

Absorbed in Letters (novel by Akutagawa)

戯曲

ぎきょく

Chinese opera

戯れる

たわむれる

to flirt with

戯れ

たわむれ

play

戯画

ぎが

caricature

戯れる

じゃれる

to flirt with

製作

せいさく

production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)

創作

そうさく

fabrication

操作

そうさ

manipulating (to one's benefit)

傑作

けっさく

(unintentionally) hilarious

稲作

いなさく

rice cultivation