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Keyword
drama
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig2152
Readings
げき
(99%)
Composed of
虍
tiger's head
豕
wild pig
刂
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
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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.
The tragedy of war must not be forgotten.
The tragedy happened suddenly.
There's a strong probability of a nuclear tragedy.
"I've seen that play." "So have I."
Who is going to play the part in your play?
The play was produced by him.
What time does the play start?
All the students will partake in the play.
The little girl played an angel in the Christmas play.
He showed me the manuscript of his new play.
They gave a play to entertain their teachers.
She acted in a play for the first time.
The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
Do you enjoy plays, films and such?
We're going to watch a play.
I'll treat this play simply as a tragedy.
I'm studying the American drama.
I'm studying the Japanese drama.
As usual, he was the last to arrive at the theater.
This theater has a seating capacity of 500.
Which theater is that?
I went to the theater early to get a good seat.
Are you going to the theater tonight?
Were you at the theater last Saturday?
I've decided to go to the theater.
There is a parking lot behind the theater.
He wishes he had gone to the theater last night.
He had the kindness to show me the way to the theater.
She would often go to the theater when she was in London.
I would have liked to see the ending of the film, but I had to leave the theater.
We went to the theater early, so we could be sure that everyone could get a seat.
I sat behind a very tall person at the theater.
I was at the theater.
You cannot take pictures in the theater without permission.
I belong to the drama club.
What is on at the theater this month?
Children of age sixteen and under will not be admitted to the theatre.
Let's go to the theater early so that we can get good seats.
Bob is in the drama club.
Medical science has made a dramatic advance.
Mary played the role of an old woman in the play.
He has written several criticisms of that play.
People thronged the theater to see the star.
The words above the door of the theater were one meter high.
There was a large audience in the theater.
I ran into my friend at the theater last night.
They aren't quarreling, but are rehearsing a play.
I showed my ticket to the doorman and went into the theatre.
On my way to the theater I saw a traffic accident.
Tom saw a play in the new theater.
Tom wishes he had gone to the theater last night.
The entire theater turned to chaos when somebody cried "Fire!".
Unfortunately, the character you play is killed off at the very start of the play.
This play has three acts.
We met Mrs. Brown at the theater.
There was a large audience at the theater.
The audience walked out of the theater, looking bored.
I went to the theater to see a period drama.
We were all amused with the comedy.
We went to see a comedy in London.
I like to see comedy in the theater.
I prefer comedy to tragedy.
I read the play aloud so that I could memorize all the lines.
What is playing at the theater?
Jane saw the students acting well on the stage.
That tragedy was etched in my mind.
The play was so popular that the theater was almost full.
I met Yoko on my way to the theater.
He majored in drama at college.
The title of this play is "Othello".
She was studying drama on a special scholarship.
This play was adapted from the novel.
No smoking in the theater.
This opera has three acts.
This is an opera in five acts.
It was a great tragedy for them to lose their only son.
His sudden death was a tragedy.
It's not easy to pick out the best actors for this play.
I watched the play from beginning to end.
He won a dramatic success.
We ran out of gas on the way to the theater.
That comedian is very funny.
The plays of Shakespeare fall into four periods.
Hamlet is a play by Shakespeare.
At the theater, Kathy changed seats with her mother.
The store is just across from the theater.
The play was based on a true story.
During the intermission, Takashi and Harumi had a drink at the theater bar.
Let's meet in front of the theater.
The play began exactly on time.
That play was an immense success.
As a rule, I prefer a comedy to a tragedy.
By the end of the century, the earth will have experienced a dramatic increase in temperature.
Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is a tragedy.
The play is a satire on the political world.
The play is based on true events.
The dramatist resides now in New York.
Shakespeare is recognized to be the greatest dramatist.
A student visited the house of the great playwright.
He's the projectionist at the theater.
The events that led up to her present fame are quite dramatic.
How many of Shakespeare's tragedies have you read?
Shakespeare wrote both tragedy and comedy.
The doorman did not permit me to enter the theater.
Almost all of the reviews of the play were favorable.
A favorable review of your play will appear in the next issue.
I had to leave the theater in the middle of the concert.
The play was adapted from a novel.
With a little more care, the driver could have avoided such a tragic accident.
That theater has a foreign film festival every other month.
I like both plays in our anthology very much.
When our class performed a play, I took charge of stage effects.
I went to the theater to see a modern drama.
The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.