jpdb beta

Login or Sign up
演えんじる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to act (a part); to play (a role)
Only then can I truly play the role.
2. to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)
In that case, I must perform on this stage with all my might.
3. to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself; to do something conspicuously; to make a scene
4. to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
You're actually playing the fool on purpose, aren't you?
Kanji used
演
performance
Pitch accent
え
んじる
え
んじ
る
Top 3400
Conjugations...Used in: 2820
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to carry out a role
to perform a play
Examples (27 in total)
I'm playing two roles by myself.
I play an important part.
She acted the part of a fairy.
Well then, shall we have you play the role right away?
Who will play the role of the princess?
The children performed a folk tale on stage.
Tom was acting like he was drunk.
Tom acted the part of a sailor.
Tom played the part of Hamlet.
We acted the story of Columbus.
I too had reached my limit of playing the good father.
You're actually playing the fool on purpose, aren't you?
Kate has been given an opportunity to play a major role in a movie.
I think you don't need to pretend in front of me.
She played the heroine better than I.
In that case, I must perform on this stage with all my might.
Who is going to play the part in your play?
She played an important part in the drama.
Mary played the role of an old woman in the play.
He plays little part in the decision-making.
And that woman played that role brilliantly!
The two parts were played by one and the same actress.
Unfortunately, the character you play is killed off at the very start of the play.
He played an excellent host at today's party.
I am interested not only in acting, but also in writing and directing.
When Kate played a minor part in a movie, her acting was criticized.
The Giants had a close game with the Dragons last night.