演 (act, performance, play, render, stage) - Kanji Codex

演

act, performance, play, render, stage

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:5

Strokes:14

JLPT:3

Frequency:267

Vocabulary

エン

Word	Reading	Meaning
演歌	エンカ	enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
演技	エンギ	acting; performance
演芸	エンゲイ	entertainment; performance
演劇	エンゲキ	drama; theatre; theater; play
演習	エンシュウ	practice; exercise; drill; military exercise; manoeuvres; maneuvers; drill; seminar

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
演じる	えんじる	to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself; to do something conspicuously; to make a scene; to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
演ずる	えんずる	to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father); to disgrace oneself
演算	えんざん	operation; calculation
演説	えんぜつ	speech; address
演者	えんじゃ	presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

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