時代劇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
時	代	劇
じ Grade: 2	だい Grade: 3	げき Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 時代 (jidai, “age”) +‎ 劇 (geki, “drama”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) じだいげき [jìdáꜜìgèkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
- IPA^(key): [d͡ʑida̠iɡe̞kʲi]

Noun

時代劇 (hiragana じだいげき, rōmaji jidaigeki)

A genre of period drama in Japanese theater, film, and television.

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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