Kanji

演

Meaning

performance act play

Readings

On'yomi

  • えん ぜつ speech
  • えん ぎ acting
  • えん げき drama

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

演
performance, act, play...
エン
氵
( 水 ) water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
寅
sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
とら, イン
宀
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン, メン
冖
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ
戸
( CDP-8CE6 ) door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と, コ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
由
wherefore, a reason
よし, よ.る, ユ
日
day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
丨
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
すす.む, しりぞ.く, コン
日
day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
や, や.つ, ハチ

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