演
演 — performance, act, play
- JLPT
- JLPT N3
- Strokes
- 14
- Taught in
- School year 5
- Frequency
- #267 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- えん en
- えん en
Words that use 演
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 演技 えんぎ acting JLPT N3
- 演説 えんぜつ speech JLPT N3
- 演奏 えんそう musical performance JLPT N3
- 講演 こうえん lecture JLPT N3
- 公演 こうえん public performance JLPT N3
- 演劇 えんげき drama JLPT N2
- 演出 えんしゅつ direction (of a play, film, etc.) JLPT N1
- 演じる えんじる to act (a part) JLPT N1
- 演ずる えんずる to act (a part) JLPT N1
- 上演 じょうえん performance (of a play, opera, etc.) JLPT N1