JLPT N3 · Noun

悲劇 (higeki)

悲劇 (ひげき, higeki) is a Japanese noun meaning “tragedy; tragic drama”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひげき
Romaji: higeki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play · noun
tragedy; calamity; disaster · noun

Example sentences

すべての悲劇は死で終わる。

All tragedies end with a death.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 悲劇

悲

grieve, sad, deploreヒ・かな.しい・かな.しむ · 12 strokes

劇

drama, playゲキ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 悲劇.

悲しいかなしいsad悲しむかなしむto be sad悲観ひかんpessimism悲惨ひさんdisastrous悲鳴ひめいshriek劇げきdrama劇場げきじょうtheatre演劇えんげきdrama劇団げきだんtroupe喜劇きげきcomedy

Source: JMdict entry 1483280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.