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歌劇場 (kagekijou) Japanese meaning: opera house | Kotomora

歌か劇げき場じょう

Meanings

1

Refers to a building or venue specifically designed for opera performances.

シドニーの歌か劇げき場じょうは世せ界かい的てきに有ゆう名めいです。
The Sydney Opera House is world-famous.

Kanji

歌song, sing
劇drama, play
場location, place

Related words

オペラハウス
Loanword from English 'opera house'; often used interchangeably with 歌劇場, but 歌劇場 is the native Japanese term.

Built from

歌か劇げき

Etymology

Compound of 歌劇 (opera) and 場 (place, venue).