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悲劇 (ひげき): tragedy — Japanese vocabulary

悲劇 is read ひげき and means "tragedy". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

悲劇

Reading
ひげき · higeki
Translation
tragedy
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ひげきが

Example

すべての悲劇は死で終わる。

すべてのひげきはしでおわる。

All tragedies end with a death.

Kanji in this word

  • 悲 — Grieve, Sad, Deplore
  • 劇 — drama, play

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