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伎

Skill, Performer
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingキ、ギ
Kun readingわざ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 36

Meanings

  1. skill, Performer
  2. deed
  3. skill
  4. performing artistRtK
  1. technique
  2. art
  3. move

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · branch · ten (十) · needle (丨) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1040

Compound words

歌舞伎かぶき
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
伎楽ぎがく
gigaku (genre of masked drama-dance performance)
伎芸ぎげい
performing art
伎女ぎじょ
woman entertainer
伎能ぎのう
technical skill
伎量ぎりょう
ability
伎倆ぎりょう
ability
伎癢ぎよう
itching to show off one's abilities
歌舞伎者かぶきもの
kabukimono
歌舞伎踊かぶきおどり
early kabuki dance
女歌舞伎おんなかぶき
girls' kabuki
地歌舞伎じかぶき
amateur kabuki at local festivals
江戸歌舞伎えどかぶき
Edo-style kabuki
歌舞伎十八番かぶきじゅうはちばん
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

Additional Examples

東京で歌舞伎を見た。
I saw a kabuki play in Tokyo.tatoeba
多くの外国人が歌舞伎の良さがわかります。
Many foreigners can appreciate Kabuki.tatoeba
私は能楽が歌舞伎より好きだが、それは前者が後者よりも優雅に思えるからである。
I prefer Noh to Kabuki, because the former looks more elegant to me than the latter.tatoeba
私は歌舞伎を研究しています。
I'm studying kabuki drama.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Skill, art. 亻 (person) + 支 (branch) — a skilled person. 歌舞伎 — kabuki.Also known as “Deed”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 伎

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