演 — kanji meaning “performance”
演
performance, act, play, render, stage
- Meanings
- performance, act, play, render, stage
- On'yomi
- エン (en)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #267 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- yǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 演
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 公演 | こうえん kouen | public performance |
| 演奏 | えんそう ensou | musical performance |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ enshutsu | direction (of a play, film, etc.); production |
| 演技 | えんぎ engi | acting; performance |
| 講演 | こうえん kouen | lecture; address; speech |
| 主演 | しゅえん shuen | starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part |
| 演説 | えんぜつ enzetsu | speech; address |
| 演劇 | えんげき engeki | drama; theatre; theater |
| 演習 | えんしゅう enshuu | practice; exercise; drill |
| 上演 | じょうえん jouen | performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation |
| 演じる | えんじる enjiru | to act (a part); to play (a role) |
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