Word Meaning 演劇

えんげき engeki

演劇 is read as えんげき (engeki) and means drama.

Meaning

English

drama
theatre
theater
play

Reading

Kana

えんげき

Romaji

engeki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 演出,舞台,劇場,オペラ,舞踏,劇,装置,照明 Rank 2936 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

演劇活動

えんげきかつどう

theatrical activities

演劇部

えんげきぶ

drama club (e.g. at school)

演劇的

えんげきてき

dramatic

演劇界

えんげきかい

world of the theater (theatre)

演劇づく

えんげきづく

to be absorbed in a play

軽演劇

けいえんげき

light comedy

不条理演劇

ふじょうりえんげき

theatre of the absurd (theater)

日本演劇学会

にっぽんえんげきがっかい

Japanese Society for Theatre Research

劇を演じる

げきをえんじる

to perform a play

日本演劇教育連盟

にっぽんえんげききょういくれんめい

Japan Educational Theatre Association

演技

えんぎ

acting

演芸

えんげい

entertainment

Example Sentences

演劇部所属です。

I belong to the drama club.

演劇を見に行くんです。

We're going to the theater.

今日は友人が脚本を書いた演劇を観てきました。

Today I watched a play of a script written by a friend.

残念ながら君の演じる役は演劇の冒頭で殺されるのだ。

It's too bad, but your character gets killed at the start of the play.

ロンドンでは、かなり多くのミュージカルや演劇が毎晩劇場で催されています。

In London, quite a few musicals and plays are presented at the theaters every night.

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