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Kanji Detail for 演 - "to perform"

演

  • Meaning

    演 means "to perform." Also associated with to explain, flow.

    1. Perform - To present before an audience; to act.

    2. Explain - To expound; to elaborate on meaning.

    3. Flow - To move like water; to extend outward.

    4. Practice - To carry out in reality; to drill.

  • Words using 演

    • 公演 こうえん Listen public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
    • 講演 こうえん Listen lecture; address; speech
    • 出演 しゅつえん Listen appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
    • 演出 えんしゅつ Listen direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event)
    • 演奏 えんそう Listen musical performance
    • 演劇 えんげき Listen drama; theatre; theater
    • 演技 えんぎ Listen acting; performance
    • 主演 しゅえん Listen starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

  • Four-character idioms with 演

    • 自作自演 じさくじえん Listen performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution)
    • 自己演出 じこえんしゅつ Listen author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light

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    • Verified meaning: to perform
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えん, ひろし)
    • Also carries these associations: to explain, flow

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 演

    Given names 演(えん)Listen 演(ひろし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    performance; act; play; render; stage

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    perform, put on; exercise

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to perform, to act, to put on a play

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    When one thing leads to another and can be arranged and deduced according to natural sequence, it is all called 演. As deriving sixty-four hexagrams from eight trigrams is called 演易, and so forth. | To elaborate. To expand on the meaning and explain in detail is called 演說 (speech), 演講 (lecture). | To simulate. As in 試演 (rehearsal), 演習 (drill), 演武 (military exercise), 演禮 (ceremonial practice). Drama is also called 演劇. | Evolution. 演 refers to cause and effect, the procedure of natural progression. Hence natural progression is also called 演進 (evolution).

  • Onyomi

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    en(エン) エン

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to perform to explain flow practice act play show demonstration drama entertainment exhibition interpretation presentation production recital rehearsal rendition expound

Sentences including 演

  • I play an important part.

  • What time does the curtain fall?

  • He appeared on television last night.

  • We're going to the theater.

  • He made a speech in connection with world peace.

  • Her speech was excellent.

  • Unfortunately i was not in time for his speech.

  • His speech contained very little matter.

  • He made a speech in english at the meeting.

  • A person giving a speech should stand where everyone can see him.

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