奏

play music

JLPT N1 Grade 6 9 strokes

Kun'yomi: かな.でる
On'yomi: ソウ

奏 means "play music". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 9 strokes. It is read かな.でる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

奏 in example sentences

何なんか楽器がっきを演奏えんそうするの？

Nan ka gakki o ensou suru no?

Do you play an instrument?
演奏会えんそうかいがとても不安ふあんだ。

Ensoukai ga totemo fuan da.

I'm all in a dither about the concert.
演奏えんそうは終おわりかけていた。

Ensou wa owarikakete ita.

The performance was almost over.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 奏 mean?: 奏 means "play music". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 奏 have?: 奏 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 奏 read?: It is read かな.でる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 奏?: 奏 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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