戯曲|ぎきょくgikyoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundrama; play
   彼かれはいくつかの戯曲ぎきょくを韻文いんぶんで書かいた。↗

   He wrote several plays in verse.
2. nounChinese opera

• Synonym劇げきNeutralA play or performance, as in 「劇を見る」; stresses the staging itself, whereas 「戯曲」 is the written text.
• Related脚本きゃくほんNeutralA script such as 「映画の脚本」; used mainly for film and TV production, while 「戯曲」 is the play as a work of literature.
• Related演劇えんげきNeutralThe art of theatre or stage drama, as in 「演劇部」; points to the performing activity itself, not to a written script.
• Related芝居しばいNeutralA theatrical performance, or putting on an act, as in 「芝居をする」; colloquial, and never refers to the script.

Use 「戯曲」 for a play as a literary work, as in 「シェイクスピアの戯曲」. For production scripts say 「脚本」, for the art of theatre 「演劇」, and for performances 「劇」 or 「芝居」; 「芝居」 is colloquial and can mean putting on an act.

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1. 演劇えんげきの脚本きゃくほんや台本だいほん。
2. 脚本きゃくほんや台本だいほんの形式けいしきで書かかれた文芸ぶんげい作品さくひん。