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演 performance, act, play, render, stage 3 267 14 85 みず・したみず・さんずい 形声 Phonetic Studies have shown that Rocky's PERFORMANCE increases if he downs WATER mixed with gatorade while in a match.

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エン 演説(えんぜつ): speech; address公演(こうえん): (1) public performance (2) sumo exhibition in a foreign country講演(こうえん): lecture; address; speech演出(えんしゅつ): production (e.g. play); direction出演(しゅつえん): (1) performance; stage appearance (2) to act (in a play)演奏(えんそう): musical performance演劇(えんげき): drama; theatre; theater; play演技(えんぎ): acting; performance演習(えんしゅう): (1) practice; practise (2) exercises; manoeuvres; maneuvers (3) seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum主演(しゅえん): starring; playing the leading part上演(じょうえん): performance (e.g. music, theatre, opera); staging演ずる(えんずる): to perform; to play演じる(えんじる): to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder) 5 水: water寅: sign of the tiger; 3-5AM; third sign of Chinese zodiac 水 4 (none) performance I remember seeing advertisements growing up with the sign of the tiger saying to "Put a tiger in your tank", meaning that it would increase the performance of the drops of gasoline you put in.

Kanji	演
Onyomi	エン
English	performance, act, play, render, stage
Examples	演説(えんぜつ): speech; address 公演(こうえん): (1) public performance (2) sumo exhibition in a foreign country 講演(こうえん): lecture; address; speech 演出(えんしゅつ): production (e.g. play); direction 出演(しゅつえん): (1) performance; stage appearance (2) to act (in a play) 演奏(えんそう): musical performance 演劇(えんげき): drama; theatre; theater; play 演技(えんぎ): acting; performance 演習(えんしゅう): (1) practice; practise (2) exercises; manoeuvres; maneuvers (3) seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum 主演(しゅえん): starring; playing the leading part 上演(じょうえん): performance (e.g. music, theatre, opera); staging 演ずる(えんずる): to perform; to play 演じる(えんじる): to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder)
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	267
Components	水: water 寅: sign of the tiger; 3-5AM; third sign of Chinese zodiac
Number of Strokes	14
Kanji Radical	水
Radical Number	85
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	performance
Koohii Story 1	Studies have shown that Rocky's PERFORMANCE increases if he downs WATER mixed with gatorade while in a match.
Koohii Story 2	I remember seeing advertisements growing up with the sign of the tiger saying to "Put a tiger in your tank", meaning that it would increase the performance of the drops of gasoline you put in.

Performance Play Sign Stage E.G Act Part Water