Where does “jidaigeki” come from?

jidaigeki (English) comes from Japanese 時代劇, from Japanese 劇, from Middle Chinese 劇.

jidaigeki (English): A genre of film and television in Japan based on...

Definitions

  1. A genre of film and television in Japan based on...

Ancestry of “jidaigeki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese時代劇A genre of period drama in Japanese theater,...
2Japanese劇play
3Middle Chinese劇—
Every word from Middle Chinese 劇 →Every word from Japanese 劇 →Every word from Japanese 時代劇 →
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