Illustration: In a small Japanese community theater, two actors perform an exaggerated confrontation beside a lightweight doorway set. One clutches an empty treasure box while the other recoils with both hands raised, caught playing the thief.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

演えん劇げき

engeki

theater, drama

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは大学だいがくで演劇えんげきを専攻せんこうした。

    He majored in drama at college.

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  2. 演劇えんげきを見みに行いくんです。

    We’re going to the theater.

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  3. 私わたしは演劇えんげき部ぶに入はいっている。

    I belong to the drama club.

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Kanji in 演劇

  • 演performance; actOnエン
  • 劇drama; playOnゲキ

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