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時代劇

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
だい
Grade: 3
げき
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(だい)(げき) (jidaigeki

  1. period drama

Usage notes

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All period dramas in general are called 時代劇 in Japanese. In English, the romanization jidaigeki is only used to refer to Japanese period dramas set in Japan prior to the Meiji Restoration.

Descendants

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  • English: jidaigeki

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN