Keyword
drama
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig2152
Readings
げき
(99%)
Composed of
tiger's head
wild pig
knife
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a scene from a drama playing out. We can see a tiger's head munching down on a carcass of a wild pig, and the protagonist of the drama standing next to it with a knife. He's hungry. He wants to eat that pig. Can he take down the tiger using only that puny knife?

Used in vocabulary (139 in total)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
drama; play; powerful drug
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
Examples (117 in total)
What is the real cause of this tragedy?
All tragedies end with a death.
The tragedy must be remembered so that it is not repeated.