演奏

Chinese

to perform; to put on play (music)
simp. and trad.
(演奏)

Pronunciation


Verb

演奏

  1. to play a musical instrument; to give an instrumental performance
    演奏完畢 / 演奏完毕   yǎnzòu wánbì   end of performance

Synonyms

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 5
そう
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

From ("perform," "put on") + ("play (music)")

Noun

演奏 (hiragana えんそう, rōmaji ensō)

  1. a performance (of music); a recital
     (えん) (そう) () (かん) (みじか) (きょく)
    ensō jikan no mijikai kyoku
    short song
    (literally, “song with a short playing time”)

Verb

演奏する (transitive, hiragana えんそうする, rōmaji ensō suru)

  1. to play (an instrument)
    ピアノを (えん) (そう)する
    piano o ensō suru
    play the piano
  2. to perform (a piece of music)
    機械 (きかい)によって自動的 (じどうてき)楽曲 (がっきょく) (えん) (そう)すること
    kikai ni yotte jidōteki ni gakkyoku o ensō suru koto
    playing a musical composition automatically by means of a machine

Conjugation

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