What does the kanji 演 mean?

Memory hook

Water (氵) running through the script from start to finish — PERFORM, ACT.

Main radical

Built from

• 水water 4 strokes
• 田rice field 5 strokes
• 八split apart 2 strokes
• 宀roof 3 strokes
• 一one 1 strokes

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Common words

• 演奏えんそうmusical performance
• 演技えんぎacting, performance
• 演説えんぜつspeech, address

More words with this kanji

• 公演こうえんpublic performance
• 講演こうえんlecture, talk
• 演劇えんげきdrama, theater
• 上演じょうえんperformance, staging (of a play)
• 主演しゅえんstarring role, leading role
• 出演しゅつえんappearance, performance (on stage, TV)
• 演出えんしゅつdirection, staging; production, stage-managing (an effect)
• 演じるえんじるto perform, to play (a role); to make (a notable move)
• 演ずるえんずるto perform, to play (a role), to act