Refers to the genre of comedy in theater, film, or literature. Can also be used figuratively for a laughable situation.
彼は喜劇俳優として有名だ。
He is famous as a comedy actor.
That meeting was like a comedy.
The director turned the sad story into a comedy.
They performed a comedy at the school festival.
The chaos at the meeting was like something out of a comedy.
comedy film; comic film
slapstick comedy
slapstick comedy