| Kanji | 劇 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ゲキ |
| English | drama, play |
| Examples | 劇場(げきじょう): theatre; theater; playhouse 劇(げき): (1) drama; play (2) powerful drug 演劇(えんげき): drama; theatre; theater; play 悲劇(ひげき): tragedy; disaster 喜劇(きげき): comedy; funny show 劇団(げきだん): troupe; theatrical company |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 6 |
| Frequency | 662 |
| Components | 虍: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141) 豕: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152) 刀: sword; saber; knife |
| Number of Strokes | 15 |
| Kanji Radical | 刀 |
| Radical Number | 18 |
| Radical Strokes | 2 |
| Radical Reading | かたな・りっとう |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | drama |
| Koohii Story 1 | There would be a lot of drama if a tiger tried to eat a sow but then the sow attacked it with a saber. |
| Koohii Story 2 | A great Indian drama acted out every year is how a poor Bengali boy fended off the tigers from his pigs using only a sabre. |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade6, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_human.activities_culture.art
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