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Chinese symbol for “kabuki”

歌舞伎
gē wǔ jì
kabuki

The closest CC-CEDICT match for kabuki is 歌舞伎 (gē wǔ jì), defined as: kabuki.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

歌 gē
song, lyrics; to sing, to chant
radical 76 ⽋ · 14 strokes
舞 wǔ
to dance; to brandish
radical 136 ⾇ · 14 strokes
伎 jì
talent, skill, craft, ability
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 歌舞伎.

WordPinyinMeaning
歌曲gē qǔsong
歌手gē shǒusinger
诗歌 (詩歌)shī gēpoem; measure word: 本 (běn), 首 (shǒu), 段 (duàn)
唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
歌词 (歌詞)gē císong lyric; lyrics
歌唱gē chàngto sing
舞台 (舞臺)wǔ tái(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
舞蹈wǔ dǎodance (performance art); dancing
伎俩 (伎倆)jì liǎngtrick; scheme; ploy; skill

See also: Japanese symbol for “kabuki”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.