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演奏する

演奏

Chinese

 
to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act
 present a memorial
simp. and trad.
(演奏) 		演 奏

Verb

演奏

  1. to play a musical instrument; to give an instrumental performance

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Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
演 奏
えん
Grade: 5 		そう
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

From 演 ("perform," "put on") + 奏 ("play (music)")

Noun

演奏 ‎(hiragana えんそう, romaji ensō)

  1. a performance (of music); a recital

Verb

演奏する ‎(transitive, hiragana えんそうする, romaji ensō suru)

  1. to play (an instrument)
    ピアノを演奏 (えんそう)する
    piano o ensō suru
    play the piano
  2. to perform (a piece of music)
    機械 (きかい)によって自動的 (じどうてき)に楽曲 (がっきょく)を演奏 (えんそう)すること
    kikai ni yotte jidōteki ni gakkyoku o ensō suru koto
    playing a musical composition automatically by means of a machine

Conjugation

Etymology

From 演 ("perform," "put on") + 奏 ("play (music)")

Pronunciation

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