Japanese word

時代劇

Pronunciation

Romajijidaigeki

Meaning

  • nounperiod drama

Example

この時代劇はとても人気があります。ko no ji dai geki wa to te mo nin ki ga a ri ma su

This period drama is very popular.

Illustration for 時代劇 (period drama)

More examples

その俳優は時代劇で武士を演じています。so no hai yū wa ji dai geki de bu shi o en ji te i ma su

That actor plays a samurai in a period drama.

Core concept

Presents a story through the values, settings, and conflicts that belong to a specific period in the past.

Common phrases

  • 人気の時代劇nin ki no ji dai geki

    popular period drama

  • 時代劇に出演するji dai geki ni shutsu en su ru

    appear in a period drama

  • 時代劇の主人公ji dai geki no shu jin kō

    period drama protagonist

Similar words

歴史劇rekishigeki: A drama set in a past period and shaped by historical events, people, or social conditions.
時代物jidaibutsu: A work set in a traditional or premodern period, often using historical settings and customs.

Definition in Japanese

歴史上の特定の時代を舞台にして、当時の社会や生活、人々の姿を描く劇や映像作品。reki shi jō no toku tei no ji dai o bu tai ni shi te tō ji no sha kai ya sei katsu hito bito no sugata o ega ku geki ya ei zō saku hin

Word origin

時 (ji, "time") and 代 (dai, "era") make 時代 (jidai, "era"), while 劇 (geki, "drama") refers to a dramatic work; together they form 時代劇 (jidaigeki, "period drama").

Usage tips

  • In Japanese film and television, 時代劇 (jidaigeki) commonly evokes stories set before Japan's modern period, although the term covers more than samurai stories.

Other meanings

  • historical dramanoun

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