奏 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「大」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「大」
- On
- ソウ
- Kun
- かな(でる)
- Meaning
- to play (music); perform
Origin
Both hands raising an offering; music played before the gods — hence "to play, perform."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソウ | 奏楽・演奏・合奏 |
|---|---|
| かなでる | 奏でる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 演奏えんそう
musical performance
- 合奏がっそう
ensemble playing
Example
ピアノを演奏して聞かせた。
I played the piano for them.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)