新劇
Meanings
1
shingeki; new drama; modern Japanese theater
Refers to a Western-influenced theater movement that emerged in Japan from the late Meiji period, distinct from traditional forms like kabuki and noh. Often contrasted with 旧劇 (kyūgeki, 'old drama').
See also: 旧劇
He is active on the shingeki stage.
Shingeki was born at the end of the Meiji period under the influence of Western theater.
Usage patterns
- 新劇を上演するto stage/perform a shingeki play
That theater troupe stages a shingeki play every year.
- 新劇の〈組〉に入るto join a shingeki troupe
Right after graduating from university, he joined a shingeki troupe.
- 新劇運動が起こるfor the shingeki movement to arise
The shingeki movement arose in the late Meiji period.