劇 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
- On
- ゲキ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- drama; play; intense
Origin
豦 "violent" plus 刂 "blade"; a fierce enacted struggle — hence "drama, play."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゲキ | 劇薬・劇場・演劇 |
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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
Example
学芸会で劇をした。
We put on a play at the school arts festival.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)