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drama

HSK 10 N2
ゲキ
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 豦 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (劇)
Phonetic component
Wild A Wild Boar
a wild boar
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Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Simplified (剧)
reside+ knife (side) =
severe, dramatic, theatrical play
Phonetic component
reside
live, dwell, reside, sit
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Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jù]
theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe
Japanese
げき 同音

noun

  1. drama; play
  2. abbrev. powerful drug (abbr of 劇薬)
Example Sentences