ゲキ
Meanings
Noun
1. drama; play
2. powerful drug
abbr of 劇薬
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (85 in total)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
classical Chinese opera
theatre; theater; playhouse
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
tragedy; tragic event
dramatic production with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story, film, etc.
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
troupe; theatrical company
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
historical play; period drama
sudden change; upheaval
severe earthquake; violent tremor
theatre-going; theater-going
powerful medicine; strong poison
Western (film genre)
burlesque; low comedy; farce
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
short play; skit
playwright; dramatist
during a play
revenge tragedy
deleterious substance; toxic substance
school of western-inspired Japanese drama which developed towards the end of the Meiji period; shingeki; new-drama (movement)
stage play
sword play; samurai drama
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
drama criticism
tragicomedy
deadly poison
comic strip with dramatic story
playwriting
kabuki play; kabuki drama
historical drama
the stage; theatrical world
musical play; opera
dramatic poetry
exaggerated; dramatized
pungent smell; sharp smell; strong odor (odour)
classical Chinese opera
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
acute and serious; hyperacute; fulminant
historical drama
the stage; the theatrical world
contemporary drama
dance drama
classical drama (kabuki, noh, etc.); play of the old school; period drama (film)
masque; mask
play writing
radio drama
theatrical performance given in English
play within a play
film drama
drama in verse
dramatic expert
dramatization; dramatisation
modern drama; modern theater
talk on drama
extreme busyness
religious drama; miracle play
problematic divorce; (lit.) divorce drama
morality play
mystery play; mystère
Passion Play
simple scripted play (without music, dance, etc.)
dramatic literature
juvenile play
drama; dramatic art
human-interest play
busy job; exhausting work
severe heat; intense heat; oppressive heat
soap opera
play for children
controversial play; problem play
play dealing with ideas
sentimental drama
dramatic production with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story, film, etc.
powerful medicine; violent poison
non-realistic drama
drama of ordinary people
morality play; allegorical play
Examples (29 in total)
What time does the play start?
She acted in a play for the first time.
All the students will partake in the play.