時じ代だい劇げき

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Common word

Meanings

noun

historical play; period drama

Refers to a genre of Japanese film, television, or theater set in a historical period, especially the Edo period or earlier. Often features samurai, merchants, and traditional settings.

彼かれは時じ代だい劇げきのファンで、毎まい週しゅうテレビで見みている。
He is a fan of period dramas and watches them on TV every week.
この映えい画がは江え戸ど時じ代だいを舞ぶ台たいにした時じ代だい劇げきです。
This movie is a historical drama set in the Edo period.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の時じ代だい劇げきを見みるto watch a period drama
祖そ父ふは毎まい晩ばん、時じ代だい劇げきを見みるのが日にっ課かだ。
My grandfather has a nightly routine of watching period dramas.
時じ代だい劇げきに出しゅつ演えんするto appear/act in a period drama
彼かの女じょは若わかいころ、多おおくの時じ代だい劇げきに出しゅつ演えんしていた。
In her younger days, she appeared in many period dramas.
時じ代だい劇げきの主しゅ人じん公こうthe protagonist of a period drama
時じ代だい劇げきの主しゅ人じん公こうはたいてい正せい義ぎ感かんの強つよい侍さむらいだ。
The protagonist of a period drama is usually a samurai with a strong sense of justice.

Kanji

時time, hour
代substitute, change, convert
劇drama, play

Related words

時じ代だい物もの
時代劇 refers specifically to a historical drama shown on screen or stage, while 時代物 is a broader term for any work (novel, play, etc.) set in a past era.
大たい河がドラマ
時代劇 is the general term for period dramas set in Japan's past, while 大河ドラマ refers specifically to NHK's year-long historical drama series.
剣けん劇げき
時代劇 is the broader category of period dramas set in old Japan, whereas 剣劇 specifically denotes those built around choreographed sword fighting.

Opposites

現げん代だい劇げき
時代劇 is set in a historical era (usually pre-Meiji Japan), while 現代劇 depicts contemporary, present-day settings.

Built from

時じ代だい+劇げき

Etymology

Compound of 時代 (jidai, 'era, period') and 劇 (geki, 'drama, play'). The term became common in the 20th century to describe a distinct genre of Japanese cinema and television.