perform
N3- Onyomi
- エン
- Stroke count
- 14
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 演 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge, and beside it 寅 (tiger (zodiac) / respect) — an arrow held straight and steady beneath a low roof. Picture rain falling from a cloud onto a rippling pond, put 演 inside it, and let that scene stand for "perform" — perform. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 14
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は14画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 14 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
演習
enshuu
exercise
演習する
enshuusuru
to do exercise
演習した
enshuushita
plain past: did exercise
演習します
enshuushimasu
polite: do exercise
演習しない
enshuushinai
plain negative: does not do exercise
演習中です
enshuuchuudesu
in the middle of exercise
Example sentences (2)
学生が舞台で演劇をしました。
がくせい が ぶたい で えんげき を しました。
gakusei ga butai de engeki o shimashita.
The students put on a play on stage.
先生の講演はとても面白かったです。
せんせい の こうえん は とても おもしろかった です。
sensei no kouen wa totemo omoshirokatta desu.
The teacher’s lecture was very interesting.