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[()·きょく()]
gikyoku
noun

English Meaning(s) for 戯曲

noun
  1. drama; play
  2. Chinese opera

Definition and Synonyms for 戯曲

Swordplay the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
Synonyms: 戯曲, 演劇, 狂言
Drama the literary genre of works intended for the theater
Synonyms: ドラマ, 戯曲, 脚本
Dramatic Play a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
Synonyms: ドラマ, , 戯曲, 演劇, 脚本, 芝居

Meanings for each kanji in 戯曲

» frolic; play; sport
» bend; music; melody; composition; pleasure; injustice; fault; curve; crooked; perverse; lean

Categories 戯曲 is a member of

Action something done (usually as opposed to something said)
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Literary Genre a style of expressing yourself in writing
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Dramatic Work a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
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Sample Sentences for 戯曲

It is said that "Hamlet" is the most interesting play ever written.
Shakespeare, whose plays are world-famous, lived some four hundred years ago.
He wrote a fine preface to the play.
The play was not well acted.
He wrote several plays in verse.

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