14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

performance, act, play, render, stage

On'yomi
  • エン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

エン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

performance, act, play
エン (5th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
とら イン とも (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

musical performance
to act (a part) ②to perform (a play, etc.) ③to commit (e.g. a blunder) ④to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
direction (of a play, film, etc.) ②organization (of an event)
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.)
martial arts demonstration ②martial arts training
drama club (e.g. at school)
starring (in a film, play, etc.)
curtain raising
practice ②military exercise ③seminar
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References

Unicode hex code 6F14
JIS X 0208 1-17-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2685
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3310
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 697
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 855
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 491
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 630
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2007
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2163
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 222
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2079
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 806
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18130
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 621
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 344
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 344
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 553
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 708
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 650
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 785
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 413
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 616
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1239
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2026
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a11.13
Four corner code 3318.6
De Roo Code 361