単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#5,687 most used

演じる

えんじる0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to play (a role); to act (a part)

ITS KANJI

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IN A SENTENCE

He plays the role of Macbeth with great skill.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

I play an important part.

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MEANINGS

1

to act (a part); to play (a role)

ichidan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)

ichidan verb · transitive

3

to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself; to do something conspicuously; to make a scene

ichidan verb · transitive

4

to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)

ichidan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#5,687 most used

Written演じる only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium