現代劇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
現	代	劇
げん Grade: 5	だい Grade: 3	げき Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 現代 (gendai, “modern”) +‎ 劇 (geki, “play”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nda̠iɡe̞kʲi]

Noun

現(げん)代(だい)劇(げき) • (gendaigeki) 

1. a play focusing on modern events and issues from World War II and up; contemporary drama, a modern play