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演
演
14 strokes
Frequency: 267
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

performance
act
play
render
stage

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
エン

Common Words

えんぎ
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3585
1

acting; performance

Examples
ケイトが演技を磨くために注ぐ力を邪魔する物は、何もありませんでした。
Nothing could hinder Kate from using all her energy to polish her performances.
えんじる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #3934
1

to act (a part); to play (a role)

2

to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)

Examples
学生たちは「ハムレット」を演じた。
The students performed Hamlet.
3

to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself; to do something conspicuously; to make a scene

4

to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)

えんそう
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #4864
1

musical performance

Examples
演奏は終わりかけていた。
The performance was almost over.
えんしゅつ
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #5432
1

direction (of a play, film, etc.); production

Examples
その劇は彼によって演出された。
The play was produced by him.
2

organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect); orchestration

Examples
照明はツマミ一つで光量を変えられるようになっていて好きな明るさを演出出来るようになっている。
The lighting was set up to have the intensity controlled by one knob so you could produce the brightness as you want.
えんぜつ
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #7040
1

speech; address

Examples
我々は彼に演説を頼んだ。
We called upon him for a speech.
えんげき
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #10118
1

drama; theatre; theater; play

Examples
私はイギリス演劇を勉強しています。
I'm studying the English drama.
しゅつえん
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #11050
1

appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance

Examples
我々は丸一ヶ月間、ブロードウェーで出演予定です。
We're booked for the whole month on Broadway.
こうえん
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #13611
1

public performance

Examples
ロイヤル・シアターの夜の部の公演が終わり、観客たちは帰って行った。
The evening performance at the Royal Theater had ended, and the audience had gone home.
2

Sumo

exhibition in a foreign country

演し物
だしもの
出物
Noun
Freq #14320
1

program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme

Examples
来月の歌舞伎座の出し物はなんですか。
What is the program of the Kabuki for next month?
2

(theatrical) piece; number; performance; feature

えんしゅう
Noun
Freq #14354
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

practice; exercise; drill

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

military exercise; manoeuvres; maneuvers; drill

3

seminar

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