JLPT N3 · 14 strokes
Kanji 演: "performance, act, play"
The kanji 演 means "performance, act, play, render, stage". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read エン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | performance, act, play, render, stage |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 267 of 2,501 |
Common words with 演
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 演技acting; performance
- 演じるto act (a part); to play (a role) · to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)
- 演奏musical performance
- 演出direction (of a play, film, etc.); production · organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect); orchestration
- 演説speech; address
- 演劇drama; theatre; theater; play
- 出演appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
- 公演public performance · exhibition in a foreign country
- 演習practice; exercise; drill · military exercise; manoeuvres; maneuvers; drill
- 演劇部drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
- 主演starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
- 演算operation; calculation
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