jidaigeki

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noun

A Japanese genre of film and television set in pre-Meiji Restoration Japan

OriginJapanese 時代劇 →
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Meanings

nounjidaigeki (usually uncountable, plural jidaigekis)

plural jidaigekis

  1. uncountableusuallyA Japanese genre of film and television set in pre-Meiji Restoration Japan
  2. countableusuallyA film or programme of this kind.

Origin

  1. Japanese時代劇
  2. Englishjidaigeki

Borrowed from Japanese 時代劇 (jidaigeki).

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APA

jidaigeki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jidaigeki

MLA

“jidaigeki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jidaigeki. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jidaigeki,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jidaigeki.

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