奏 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「大」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「大」
- On
- ソウそう · sō
- Kun
- かな(でる)kana(deru)
- Meaning
- to play (music); perform
Stroke order
Origin
Both hands raising an offering; music played before the gods — hence "to play, perform."
Readings and examples
| Onソウそうsō | 奏楽そうがく演奏えんそう合奏がっそう |
|---|---|
| Kunかなでるkanaderu | 奏でるかなでる |
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
- 吹奏すいそう
- 伴奏ばんそう
Example
ピアノを演奏して聞かせた。
I played the piano for them.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)