げき
Meanings
Noun
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。
Kanji used
sad
drama
Pitch accent
げき
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Composed of
karuna (compassion)
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。
Examples (13 in total)
The tragedy happened suddenly.
Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is a tragedy.
All tragedies end with a death.
That tragedy was etched in my mind.
What is the real cause of this tragedy?
How many of Shakespeare's tragedies have you read?
The tragedy must be remembered so that it is not repeated.
There's a strong probability of a nuclear tragedy.
As a rule, I prefer a comedy to a tragedy.
It was a great tragedy for them to lose their only son.
The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.
The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
I'll treat this play simply as a tragedy.