Japanese Conversation · Level 60
75 words
Japanese word
劇団
Pronunciation
Romajigekidan
Meaning
- nountheater company
Example
私は劇団で働いています。watashi wa geki dan de hatara i te i ma su
I work for a theater company.
More examples
その劇団は毎年、新しい作品を上演しています。so no geki dan wa mai toshi atara shi i saku hin o jō en shi te i ma su
That theater company stages new productions every year.
Core concept
Refers to a continuing theatrical organization whose members collaborate on producing and presenting stage works.
Common phrases
劇団に所属するgeki dan ni sho zoku su ru
belong to a theater company
劇団を結成するgeki dan o kes sei su ru
form a theater company
劇団の公演geki dan no kō en
theater company's performance
Similar words
一座ichiza: A troupe of performers that produces and presents stage works under a shared name or leader.
演劇集団engekishūdan: A group that creates and performs theatrical works, with or without a formal company structure.
Definition in Japanese
舞台作品を継続的に上演する俳優やスタッフの集団。bu tai saku hin o kei zoku teki ni jō en su ru hai yū ya su ta ffu no shū dan
Word origin
劇団 (gekidan) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 劇 (geki, "drama") and 団 (dan, "group"), forming the meaning of a theatrical group.
Usage tips
- 劇団 (gekidan) is used for both professional and amateur groups, so the word itself does not indicate whether its members are paid.
Other meanings
- troupenoun
Related words
- 劇団員gekidanintheater company membernoun