伎
伎·performing art, skill, entertainer
- On-yomi
- キギ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌舞伎 | かぶき | kabuki theatre |
| 歌舞伎座 | かぶきざ | the Kabuki-za theatre in Ginza |
| 歌舞伎役者 | かぶきやくしゃ | kabuki actor |
| 伎楽 | ぎがく | gigaku, ancient masked dance-drama |
Example sentences
初めて歌舞伎を見に行った。
はじめてかぶきをみにいった。
I went to see kabuki for the first time.
祖母は歌舞伎役者の大ファンだ。
そぼはかぶきやくしゃのだいファンだ。
My grandmother is a big fan of a certain kabuki actor.
銀座の歌舞伎座は建て替えられた。
ぎんざのかぶきざはたてかえられた。
The Kabuki-za in Ginza has been rebuilt.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 歌舞伎 as 歌舞技 — the last character is the person radical, not the hand
- Expecting 伎 elsewhere — in modern Japanese it appears almost only in 歌舞伎
Memory aid
Picture it
A person 亻 with 支 (the skill element also in 技): a person of skill on stage — today essentially the kabuki character.
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