JLPT N2
劇

drama, play

Item 92 of 481 | 15 strokes | Radical: 豕 (pig), 虍 (tiger stripes), 刂 (knife)

Readings

On'yomiゲキ

Mnemonic

It's high DRAMA (劇) when a PIG (豕) with TIGER STRIPES (虍) attacks with a KNIFE (刂).

Example Words

劇場 (げきじょう) theater
演劇 (えんげき) play, drama
悲劇 (ひげき) tragedy
劇 (げき) drama, play

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