Japanese symbol for “comedy”
喜劇
きげき
Romaji: kigeki
comedy
In Japanese, comedy is 喜劇, read きげき (kigeki).
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.
Meanings
- n comedy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “comedy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コメディ | コメディ komedi | comedy |
| 戯け芝居 | おどけしばい odokeshibai | comedy; burlesque |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喜び | よろこび yorokobi | joy; delight; rapture |
| 喜ぶ | よろこぶ yorokobu | to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased |
| 歓喜 | かんき kanki | delight; great joy |
| 一喜一憂 | いっきいちゆう ikkiichiyuu | alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns |
| 喜怒哀楽 | きどあいらく kidoairaku | human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings |
| 劇場 | げきじょう gekijou | theatre; theater; playhouse |
| 悲劇 | ひげき higeki | tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play |
| 演劇 | えんげき engeki | drama; theatre; theater |
See also: Chinese symbol for “comedy”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.