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εŠ‡
JLPT N2 SL6 15 strokes Frequency: #662

Meanings

Drama, Play

Radicals

εˆ‚

Decomposition

βΏ°θ±¦εˆ‚

Etymology

Pictophonetic: knife

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 15

Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left
2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
3 diagonal top-to-bottom
4 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
6 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
7 horizontal bottom-to-top
8 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
9 unknown bottom-right-to-top-left
10 diagonal bottom-to-top
11 diagonal bottom-to-top
12 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
13 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
14 vertical right-to-left
15 hook right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚²γ‚­ geki
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

132 words total
Other (20 words)
ζΌ”εŠ‡η•Œ γˆγ‚“γ’γγ‹γ„

world of the theater (theatre)

θΏ‘δ»£εŠ‡ きんだいげき

modern drama

δ½œεŠ‡ さくげき

playwriting

δ½œεŠ‡θ‘“ γ•γγ’γγ˜γ‚…γ€

dramaturgy

θ©©εŠ‡ しげき

drama in verse

εŠ‡δΈ­ げきけゅう

during a play

εŠ‡η—‡θ‚η‚Ž γ’γγ—γ‚‡γ†γ‹γ‚“γˆγ‚“

acute hepatitis

εŠ‡δΈ­εŠ‡ げきけゅうげき

play within a play

εŠ‡δΈ­εŠ‡ げきけゅうげき

play within a play

ε•ι‘ŒεŠ‡ もんだいげき

controversial play

ζ€ζƒ³εŠ‡ しそうげき

play dealing with ideas

θ»½ζΌ”εŠ‡ γ‘γ„γˆγ‚“γ’γ

light comedy

ζΌ”εŠ‡δ»˜γ γˆγ‚“γ’γγ₯く

to be absorbed in a play

εŠ‡γ‚’ζΌ”γ˜γ‚‹ γ’γγ‚’γˆγ‚“γ˜γ‚‹

to perform a play

θ‹±θͺžεЇ γˆγ„γ”γ’γ

theatrical performance given in English

ζ­ŒεŠ‡ε ΄ γ‹γ’γγ˜γ‚‡γ†

opera house

θ¦³εŠ‡δΌš かんげきかい

theater party

εŠ‡ε ΄θ‘— γ’γγ˜γ‚‡γ†γŒγ„

theater district (quarter)

ηΎδ»£εŠ‡ げんだいげき

contemporary drama

δΊΊε½’εŠ‡ γ«γ‚“γŽγ‚‡γ†γ’γ

puppet show