Japanese symbol for “skit”
寸劇
すんげき
Romaji: sungeki
short play; skit
In Japanese, skit is 寸劇, read すんげき (sungeki).
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Meanings
- n short play; skit
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “skit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スキット | スキット sukitto | skit |
| コント | コント konto | comedy sketch; skit |
| ショートコント | ショートコント shootokonto | skit; short comic play |
| 小芝居 | こしばい koshibai | little performance; short acted scene; act |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寸前 | すんぜん sunzen | just before; on the verge of; on the brink of |
| 寸法 | すんぽう sunpou | measurement; size; extent |
| 寸断 | すんだん sundan | cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces |
| 一寸 | いっすん issun | one sun (approx. 3 cm) |
| 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 |
| 劇的 | げきてき gekiteki | dramatic; exciting; touching |
See also: Chinese symbol for “skit”.
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.