演 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- エンえん · en
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- to perform; act; give (a talk)
Stroke order
Origin
氵 "water" plus 寅 "to extend"; unfolding at length like flowing water — hence "to perform, deliver."
Readings and examples
| Onエンえんen | 演技えんぎ演奏えんそう講演こうえん |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 演技えんぎ
acting; performance
- 講演こうえん
lecture; talk
- 演奏えんそう
- 演壇えんだん
- 演繹えんえき
Example
げきで王さまを演じた。
They played the king in the play.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)