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Kanji 演: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 演: performance, act, play, render, stage

Key takeaways

Kanji 演: performance, act, play, render, stage. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

performanceactplayrenderstage

On reading

エン

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 演

performance, act, play, render, stage

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

氵 + 寅

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Just as water (氵) flows naturally, a performer acts with the power and presence of a tiger (寅) on stage. Imagine a performance or acting (演) that combines the fluidity of water with the commanding energy of a tiger.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

エン
  • 演習えんしゅう

    practice / exercises / drills

  • 演出えんしゅつ

    production / direction (performance)

  • 演じるえんじる

    to act / to perform / to play a role

  • 演ずるえんずる

    to perform / to act / to play a role

  • 公演こうえん

    public performance / show

  • 主演しゅえん

    starring / leading role

  • 出演しゅつえん

    appearance / performance (on stage)

  • 上演じょうえん

    stage performance / presentation

Commonly used words

  • 演習
    えんしゅう

    practice / exercises / drills

  • 演出
    えんしゅつ

    production / direction (performance)

  • 演じる
    えんじる

    to act / to perform / to play a role

  • 演ずる
    えんずる

    to perform / to act / to play a role

  • 公演
    こうえん

    public performance / show

  • 主演
    しゅえん

    starring / leading role

Example sentences

Example 1

授業で習問題を解きました。

Translation

In class, we solved practice problems.

Example 2

軍隊の習が明日あります。

Translation

There is a military exercise tomorrow.

Example 3

この舞台の出がとても良かった。

Translation

The direction of this play was very good.

Example 4

映画の出に感動した。

Translation

I was moved by the movie's production.

Kanji 演: performance, act, play, render, stage | Daily Nihongo