劇げき

noun

drama; play

Refers to theatrical performances, stage plays, or dramatic works. Also used in compounds like 劇団 (theater company) and 劇場 (theater).

• 今こん度どの劇げきはシェイクスピアの作さく品ひんです。

  The play this time is a work by Shakespeare.

• 彼かの女じょは劇げきの主しゅ役やくに選えらばれた。

  She was chosen for the lead role in the play.

noun

powerful drug

Abbreviation of 劇薬 (げきやく), a term for potent or dangerous drugs. Not used as a standalone word in modern Japanese; appears only in the compound 劇薬 or in technical contexts.

• 「劇げき薬やく」の「劇げき」は、強つよい作さ用ようを持もつ薬くすりを指さします。

  The 劇 in 劇薬 refers to a drug with strong effects.