- 劇場 — theater
- 悲劇 — tragedy
- 喜劇 — comedy
- 演劇 — dramatic performance
- 劇薬 — strong/violent medicine
- 劇的 — dramatic
- 攻撃 — attack
劇 is a phono-semantic compound: 刂 (sword) gives the idea of sharpness or intensity, while 豦 contributes the phonetic and semantic sense of “play” or “drama.”
The kanji expresses extremes — from theater performances to dramatic, even violent, events.
この劇は 感動的でした。
This play was very moving.
劇的な 変化が 起こった。
A dramatic change occurred.