Jiten beta

演(えん)じる
Rank #4,409

Meanings

  • Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    1. to act (a part); to play (a role)
  • 2. to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)
  • 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)

Readings

演じる
(>99%)
えんじる
(<1%)
Appears in 1998 media