Japanese symbol for “opera”
歌劇
かげき
Romaji: kageki
opera
In Japanese, opera is 歌劇, read かげき (kageki).
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Meanings
- n opera
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “opera”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| オペラ | オペラ opera | opera |
| 楽劇 | がくげき gakugeki | musical play; opera |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌手 | かしゅ kashu | singer |
| 歌う | うたう utau | to sing |
| 歌舞伎 | かぶき kabuki | kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red |
| 短歌 | たんか tanka | tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem |
| 歌詞 | かし kashi | song lyrics; words of a song; libretto |
| 歌声 | うたごえ utagoe | singing voice; (sound of) singing |
| 劇場 | げきじょう gekijou | theatre; theater; playhouse |
| 悲劇 | ひげき higeki | tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play |
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.