劇 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
- On
- ゲキげき · geki
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- drama; play; intense
Stroke order
Origin
豦 "violent" plus 刂 "blade"; a fierce enacted struggle — hence "drama, play."
Readings and examples
| Onゲキげきgeki | 劇薬げきやく劇場げきじょう演劇えんげき |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 劇場げきじょう
theatre
- 悲劇ひげき
tragedy
- 喜劇きげき
Example
学芸会で劇をした。
We put on a play at the school arts festival.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)