演えん劇げき

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to theatrical performance as an art form, a production, or the field of drama. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

彼かの女じょは大だい学がくで演えん劇げきを専せん攻こうしている。
She is majoring in drama at university.
来らい月げつ、新あたらしい演えん劇げきが上じょう演えんされる。
A new play will be performed next month.

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Usage patterns

演えん劇げきを上じょう演えんするto stage/perform a play
劇げき団だんが新あたらしい演えん劇げきを上じょう演えんする。
The theatre troupe is staging a new play.
演えん劇げきを観みるto watch a play
週しゅう末まつに友とも達だちと演えん劇げきを観みに行いった。
I went to watch a play with a friend over the weekend.
演えん劇げきに出しゅつ演えんするto appear/perform in a play
彼かれは高こう校こう時じ代だいに演えん劇げきに出しゅつ演えんしていた。
He performed in plays back in high school.
演えん劇げきの練れん習しゅうをするto rehearse for a play
毎まい日にち放ほう課か後ごに演えん劇げきの練れん習しゅうをしている。
We rehearse for the play every day after school.

Kanji

演performance, act, play
劇drama, play

Related words

芝しば居いN3
芝居 is a more casual, traditional word for a play or acting performance, while 演劇 is the broader, more formal term for drama as an art form.
劇げきN3
劇 is a short, general word for 'play' often used in compounds like 喜劇 or 悲劇, whereas 演劇 refers more formally to the field or practice of theatre.
新しん劇げき
演劇 is the general word for theater or drama of any kind, while 新劇 names one specific historical movement of Western-style modern theater in Japan.
ミュージカル
演劇 is the general word for a stage play or drama with no music required, whereas ミュージカル always centers on integrated songs and dance.
戯ぎ曲きょくN1
演劇 refers broadly to theatre or the act of theatrical performance, whereas 戯曲 is the written dramatic work or script itself.

Don't confuse with

演えん技ぎN3
演劇 means 'drama/theatre' as an art form or production, while 演技 means the actual 'acting' or performance technique itself; the two share the kanji 演 and are easily mixed up.
演えん芸げい
演劇 means drama or theatrical play, while 演芸 refers to variety entertainment such as comedy, magic, or acrobatics rather than scripted plays.

Word family· 8

演えん劇げき界かい
theater world; world of theater
演えん劇げき的てき
dramatic; theatrical
演えん劇げき部ぶ
drama club; theater club
軽けい演えん劇げき
light comedy; light theatrical performance
演えん劇げき付づく
be absorbed in a play; get really into a play

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演えん劇げき活かつ動どう
theatrical activities; theatre work
不ふ条じょう理り演えん劇げき
theatre of the absurd
アングラ演えん劇げき
underground theatre; underground drama

Etymology

Compound of 演 (performance) and 劇 (drama), both Sino-Japanese morphemes. The word has been used since the Meiji era to refer to modern Western-style theatre and drama.