劇 - drama, play

drama; theatre; theater; play

historical play; period drama

comedy

sword play; samurai drama

gekiga; manga with a realistic, dramatic art style and mature themes

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play

shingeki; new drama (movement); form of Japanese theater developed towards the end of the Meiji period inspired by modern Western theater

opera

national theater

troupe; theatrical company

playwriting

powerful medicine; strong poison