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劇 = 虍 + 豕 + 刀

劇 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “drama”. It is built from 虍 (tiger), 豕 (pig) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2152.

Keyword
drama
RTK frame
2152
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゲキ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
драма
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
劇 theatrical plays

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 虍 tiger
  2. 豕 pig
  3. 刀 sword

How to find 劇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tiger” + “pig” + “sword”. 劇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 劇 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.