Kanji

What does the kanji 奏 mean?

奏 means playing music; presenting a memorial to the emperor. On'yomi ソウ. Kun'yomi かな.でる.

Quick facts
On'yomiソウ
Kun'yomiかな.でる
Strokes9
Main radical大
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ソウKun'yomi かな.でる
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

playing music; presenting a memorial to the emperor

Memory hook

Two hands raising the heavens (天) as if offering a piece of music — PLAY MUSIC, REPORT.

Main radical

大big 3 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Common words

  • 吹奏すいそうwind instrument playing, brass performance
  • 演奏えんそうmusical performance

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.