"演じる" meaning in Japanese

See 演じる in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑiɾɯ̟]
Etymology: Shift from verb 演(えん)ずる (enzuru), by natural progression from サ行変格活用 (sagyō henkaku katsuyō, “s-irregular conjugation”) verbs ending in -uru to 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō, “upper monograde conjugation”) verbs ending in -iru. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|演ずる|えんずる}} 演(えん)ずる (enzuru), {{ja-from-irreg-s-iru|cont=1}} natural progression from サ行変格活用 (sagyō henkaku katsuyō, “s-irregular conjugation”) verbs ending in -uru to 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō, “upper monograde conjugation”) verbs ending in -iru. Head templates: {{ja-verb|えんじる|tr=trans|type=2}} 演(えん)じる • (enjiru) transitive ichidan (stem 演(えん)じ (enji), past 演(えん)じた (enjita)) Forms: 演じる [canonical] (ruby: (えん)), enjiru [romanization], 演じ [stem] (ruby: (えん)), 演じた [past] (ruby: (えん)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 演じ [error-unrecognized-form], えんじ [error-unrecognized-form], enji [error-unrecognized-form], 演じる [error-unrecognized-form], えんじる [error-unrecognized-form], enjiru [error-unrecognized-form], 演じれ [error-unrecognized-form], えんじれ [error-unrecognized-form], enjire [error-unrecognized-form], 演じよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 演じろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], えんじよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], えんじろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], enjiyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], enjiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 演じられる [passive], えんじられる [passive], enjirareru [passive], 演じさせる [causative], 演じさす [causative], えんじさせる [causative], えんじさす [causative], enjisaseru [causative], enjisasu [causative], 演じられる [potential], 演じれる [colloquial, potential], えんじられる [potential], えんじれる [colloquial, potential], enjirareru [potential], enjireru [colloquial, potential], 演じよう [volitional], えんじよう [volitional], enjiyō [volitional], 演じない [negative], 演じぬ [negative], 演じん [negative], えんじない [negative], えんじぬ [negative], えんじん [negative], enjinai [negative], enjinu [negative], enjin [negative], 演じず [continuative, negative], えんじず [continuative, negative], enjizu [continuative, negative], 演じます [formal], えんじます [formal], enjimasu [formal], 演じた [perfective], えんじた [perfective], enjita [perfective], 演じて [conjunctive], えんじて [conjunctive], enjite [conjunctive], 演じれば [conditional, hypothetical], えんじれば [conditional, hypothetical], enjireba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. play a part, perform Synonyms: 演技する (engi suru) (ruby: (えん), ()) (english: to perform), 演ずる (enzuru) (ruby: (えん)) Related terms: 演技 (engi) (ruby: (えん), ()) (english: performance)
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        "1": "演ずる",
        "2": "えんずる"
      },
      "expansion": "演(えん)ずる (enzuru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "cont": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "natural progression from サ行変格活用 (sagyō henkaku katsuyō, “s-irregular conjugation”) verbs ending in -uru to 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō, “upper monograde conjugation”) verbs ending in -iru.",
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  "forms": [
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "演",
          "えん"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjiru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "演じ",
      "roman": "enji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "演",
          "えん"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
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      "form": "演じた",
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      "ruby": [
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          "演",
          "えん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-ichi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enji",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjire",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjiyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjiro",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjirareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjisaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjisasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjirareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjireru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjiyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjinai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjizu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjireba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "えんじる",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "演(えん)じる • (enjiru) transitive ichidan (stem 演(えん)じ (enji), past 演(えん)じた (enjita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It played an important role.",
          "roman": "Jūyō na yakuwari o enjita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "重要",
              "じゅうよう"
            ],
            [
              "役割",
              "やくわり"
            ],
            [
              "演",
              "えん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "重要な役割を演じた。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "play a part, perform"
      ],
      "id": "en-演じる-ja-verb-Qr8Xc8fd",
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ],
        [
          "perform",
          "perform"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "performance",
          "roman": "engi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "演",
              "えん"
            ],
            [
              "技",
              "ぎ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "演技"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "to perform",
          "roman": "engi suru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "演",
              "えん"
            ],
            [
              "技",
              "ぎ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "演技する"
        },
        {
          "roman": "enzuru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "演",
              "えん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "演ずる"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "えんじる"
    },
    {
      "other": "えんじる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑiɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "演じる"
}
{
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        "1": "演ずる",
        "2": "えんずる"
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      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "cont": "1"
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          "演",
          "えん"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "enjiru",
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    {
      "form": "演じ",
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          "演",
          "えん"
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    {
      "form": "演じた",
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      "ruby": [
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          "演",
          "えん"
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      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ja-ichi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enji",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjire",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjiyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjiro",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjirareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjisaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjisasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjirareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjireru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjiyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjinai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjizu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "演じれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えんじれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enjireba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "えんじる",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "演(えん)じる • (enjiru) transitive ichidan (stem 演(えん)じ (enji), past 演(えん)じた (enjita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "performance",
      "roman": "engi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "演",
          "えん"
        ],
        [
          "技",
          "ぎ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "演技"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese ichidan verbs",
        "Japanese kami ichidan verbs",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with manual fragments",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Japanese transitive verbs",
        "Japanese verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It played an important role.",
          "roman": "Jūyō na yakuwari o enjita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "重要",
              "じゅうよう"
            ],
            [
              "役割",
              "やくわり"
            ],
            [
              "演",
              "えん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "重要な役割を演じた。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "play a part, perform"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ],
        [
          "perform",
          "perform"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "えんじる"
    },
    {
      "other": "えんじる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑiɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "to perform",
      "roman": "engi suru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "演",
          "えん"
        ],
        [
          "技",
          "ぎ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "演技する"
    },
    {
      "roman": "enzuru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "演",
          "えん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "演ずる"
    }
  ],
  "word": "演じる"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 演じる meaning in Japanese (7.3kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-17 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-02 using wiktextract (ca09fec and c40eb85). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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