JLPT N1 · Noun

戯曲 (gikyoku)

戯曲 (ぎきょく, gikyoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “drama; play”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぎきょく
Romaji: gikyoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

drama; play · noun
Chinese opera · noun

Example sentences

彼はいくつかの戯曲を韻文で書いた。

He wrote several plays in verse.

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

Kanji in 戯曲

frolic, play, sportギ・ゲ・たわむ.れる・ざ.れる · 15 strokes

bend, music, melodyキョク・ま.がる・ま.げる · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 戯曲.

曲るまがるto bend作曲さっきょくcomposition (of music)曲線きょくせんcurve曲げるまげるto bend婉曲えんきょくeuphemistic

Source: JMdict entry 1225010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.