Kanji: 演

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	水(氵,氺) Radical name: みず (さんずい、したみず）
Meaning:	Performance, act, play, render, stage
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	演技(えんぎ)	acting, performance
N3	演説(えんぜつ)	speech, address
N3	演奏(えんそう)	musical performance
N3	講演(こうえん)	lecture, address
N2	演劇(えんげき)	play (theatrical)
N1	演習(えんしゅう)	practice, exercises, manoeuvers
N1	演出(えんしゅつ)	production (e.g. play), direction
N1	演(えん)じる	to perform (a play), to play (a part), to act (a part), to commit (a blunder)
N1	演(えん)ずる	to perform, to play
N1	公演(こうえん)	public performance
N1	主演(しゅえん)	starring, playing the leading part
N1	出演(しゅつえん)	performance, stage appearance
N1	上演(じょうえん)	performance (e.g. music)