What is the Kanji for "Art" and "Performance"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Art" and "Performance", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Art" and "Performance" is "芸".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Gei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "艹" means "Grass" . And The radical "云" means "Say" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "芸" mean in japanese?

"芸" means "Art" and "Performance".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

芸術: "Art". The Japanese noun '芸術 (げいじゅつ)' means 'art'. This word refers to the various forms of creative expression and skill, such as painting, sculpting, music, dance, and literature. It encompasses a wide range of artistic disciplines and can be used to describe both the process of creating art as well as the final product. For example: I enjoy studying the different forms of art - (私は様々な芸術の形式を勉強するのを楽しんでいます). The museum has a great collection of Japanese art - (その美術館には素晴らしい日本の芸術作品のコレクションがあります).

芸能: "Entertainment". The Japanese noun '芸能 (げいのう)' refers to the entertainment industry, performing arts, or show business. It encompasses various forms of entertainment such as television, theater, music, and other performing activities. This word is often used to describe the overall entertainment landscape or to refer to individuals or groups who work in the entertainment field. For example: He works in the entertainment industry - (彼は芸能界で働いています). The entertainment news - (芸能ニュース)

文芸: "Literature". The Japanese noun '文芸 (ぶんげい)' refers to literature in general, including fiction, poetry, drama, and other forms of creative writing. It encompasses a wide range of literary works and genres. For example: He is a professor of literature - (彼は文芸の教授です). I enjoy reading various types of literature - (私はさまざまな文芸作品を楽しんで読みます).

芸: "Art". The Japanese noun '芸 (げい)' means 'art'. It refers to various forms of artistic expression and performance, such as traditional Japanese arts like kabuki, noh, tea ceremony, and calligraphy. It can also be used more broadly to describe any kind of artistic skill or talent. For example: He is very skilled in the art of calligraphy - (彼は書道の芸が非常に上手だ). Traditional Japanese arts - (伝統的な日本の芸)

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.