How to say 'Perform' in Japanese | 演ずる

word

Meaning

Perform

Reading

Kanji

演Perform

Explanation

The Japanese verb '演ずる (えんずる)' means 'to perform' or 'to act'. It is often used in the context of performing a role in a play, movie, or other theatrical performance. It can also be used more broadly to describe performing a function or role in a non-theatrical context. For example: He performed the role of Hamlet「彼はハムレットの役を演じた」(かれはハムレットのやくをえんじた). This machine performs an important function「この機械は重要な機能を演じる」(このきかいはじゅうようなきのうをえんじる). Note that '演ずる' is a more formal or literary variant of '演じる (えんじる)', which is more commonly used in everyday speech.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

N3

Kanji Grade

5

Frequency

4230

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting