Japanese symbol for “instrumentalist”
奏者
そうしゃ
Romaji: sousha
instrumentalist; player
In Japanese, instrumentalist is 奏者, read そうしゃ (sousha).
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Meanings
- n instrumentalist; player
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “instrumentalist”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 楽器演奏者 | がっきえんそうしゃ gakkiensousha | (musical) instrumentalist |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 演奏 | えんそう ensou | musical performance |
| 吹奏楽 | すいそうがく suisougaku | wind music; wind instrument music |
| 協奏曲 | きょうそうきょく kyousoukyoku | concerto |
| 伴奏 | ばんそう bansou | accompaniment |
| 奏でる | かなでる kanaderu | to play an instrument (esp. string instruments) |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ gyousha | trader; dealer; businessperson |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.