喜劇|きげきkigeki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncomedy
   私わたしたちはロンドンに喜劇きげきを見みに行いった。↗

   We went to see a comedy in London.

• SynonymコメディNeutralLoanword for comedy works, as in 「ラブコメディ」; used mostly for film and TV, and more colloquial than 「喜劇」.
• RelatedファルスWrittenLoanword meaning farce; a literary-flavoured term used less often than 「喜劇」. Its other sense, stuffing for food, is unrelated to 「喜劇」.
• Related道化芝居どうけしばいNeutralA clownish farce whose whole aim is to amuse with silly antics; lower-brow than 「喜劇」.
• Related笑劇しょうげきWrittenWritten-style term for a short farce portraying a scene from everyday life; shorter than 「喜劇」 and more intent on getting laughs.
• Antonym悲劇ひげきNeutralThe antonym: a play that ends in sorrow, and by extension a calamity or misfortune; both senses stand opposite 「喜劇」.

For a comic play or a laughable mishap, use 「喜劇」 (「喜劇俳優」, 「とんだ喜劇だ」). For film and TV works say 「コメディ」, for clownish farce 「道化芝居」; the opposite is 「悲劇」.

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1. 滑稽こっけい味みや機知きち・風刺ふうしなどを交まじえ、人ひとを笑わらわせながら人生じんせいを肯定的こうていてきに描えがく演劇えんげき。
2. 思おもわず笑わらうような滑稽こっけいな出来事できごと。