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演じる (えんじる) — to perform | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle
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演じる
えんじる
N1
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to perform
2
to play (a part)
3
to act
4
to act (a part)
5
to play (a role)
6
to perform (a play, etc.)
7
to put on (a production)
8
to commit (e.g. a blunder)
Example sentence
彼の望みはハムレットの役を演じることです。
His ambition is to play the part of Hamlet.
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Kanji in this word
演
Performance, Act, Play
14 strokes
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starring
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play (theatrical)
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演技
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acting
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演説
えんぜつ ·
speech
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musical performance
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lecture
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公演
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public performance
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上演
じょうえん ·
art performance
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