げき
Meanings
Noun
1. 芸術形式の一つ。台本や筋書きに基づいて、ある行為が観衆の眼前で実際に演じられるもの。演劇。芝居。ドラマ。
Kanji used
drama
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Used in vocabulary (90 in total)
① 不幸・悲惨な出来事。また、それを題材とした悲しい結末で終わる劇。
① 演劇・映画などを見せるための施設。
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
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.
The title of this play is "Othello".
The play began exactly on time.
That play was an immense success.
Almost all of the reviews of the play were favorable.
The play was produced by him.
Tom saw a play in the new theater.
This play has three acts.
The plays of Shakespeare fall into four periods.
The play was based on a true story.
The play was adapted from a novel.
"I've seen that play." "So have I."
Who is going to play the part in your play?
The little girl played an angel in the Christmas play.
Mary played the role of an old woman in the play.
He has written several criticisms of that play.
I watched the play from beginning to end.
The play is based on true events.
They gave a play to entertain their teachers.
He showed me the manuscript of his new play.
Jane saw the students acting well on the stage.
The play was so popular that the theater was almost full.
It's not easy to pick out the best actors for this play.
A favorable review of your play will appear in the next issue.
I like both plays in our anthology very much.
When our class performed a play, I took charge of stage effects.
I read the play aloud so that I could memorize all the lines.