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
- A genre of film and television in Japan based on...
Ancestry of “jidaigeki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 時代劇 | A genre of period drama in Japanese theater,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 劇 | play |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 劇 | — |