to act (a part) to play (a role) to perform (a play, etc.) to put on (a production) to commit (e.g. a blunder) Radicals and components Radical 水 water 氵 氺 Components 氵 water 寅 sign of the tiger 宀 roof 冖 cloth cover 由 wherefore 日 sun 丨 line 八 eight
Mnemonic (RtK) ⓘ water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · sign of the tiger · house · caterpillar · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · sprout · shoot · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2163
Compound words acting; performance speech; address lecture; address; speech musical performance drama; theatre; theater; play practice; exercise; drill; military exercise; manoeuvres direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect) to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder) to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder) enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour entertainment; performance operation; calculation rostrum; platform program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert) contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match) public performance; exhibition in a foreign country another showing (of a play); playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor); recapitulation demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance first performance; premiere supporting performance; playing a supporting role Stroke Order 14 strokes
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