01
奏でる
かなでる
play an instrument
Meanings
- play music
- speak to a ruler
- complete
Readings
Onyomi
- ソウ
Kunyomi
- かな.でる
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Useful words
02
演奏
えんそう
performance
03
奏者
そうしゃ
player
04
伴奏
ばんそう
accompaniment
05
吹奏楽
すいそうがく
wind music
06
独奏
どくそう
solo
Compare Kanji
01音Meaning90%sound, noiseSound in 音 serves as the basic material behind performing music with 奏.02楽Meaning88%music, comfortMusic in 楽 converts the performance meaning of 奏 into a familiar word-world.03歌Meaning78%song, singSinging in 歌 gives another performed sound beside instrumental 奏.04弦Meaning72%bowstring, chordStrings in 弦 make the music sense held by 奏 easy to picture.05琴Meaning70%harp, koto琴 adds a specific instrument image for the act of playing music.06奉Shape62%observance, offer奉 has a similar stacked top, so it is worth separating from 奏 in fast reading.