漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
劇: drama, play
JLPT N215 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
- 豦(sound)
- 刂knife(meaning)
刂 carries the meaning · 豦 gives the sound
15 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ゲキgeki · on'yomi · in compounds
- 劇げきdrama, play
- 劇場げきじょうtheatre, playhouse
- 劇団げきだんtroupe, theatrical company
- 演劇えんげきplay, performance
- 喜劇きげきcomedy
- 悲劇ひげきtragedy
- 歌劇かげきopera
- 時代劇じだいげきhistorical drama
- 劇的なげきてきなdramatic
- 悲劇的なひげきてきなtragic
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Slice through it! This "standing knife" radical is all about precision and force.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ゲキ
4 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSimplified 剧 · traditional, as in Japanese · jù
Japan keeps the traditional form 劇; mainland China simplifies it to 剧.
- Simplified
- 剧 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 劇 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jù most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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