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奏

奏 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

象形。装飾の施された演舞用の道具を持つさまを象る。「かなでる」を意味する漢語｛奏｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

play music, speak to a ruler, complete

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソウElem.
Kun (native)
  • かな(でる)HS
Nanori (used in names)
  • すすむ
Other languages
  • 拼音zou4
  • 한글ju
  • Hán-ViệtTấu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
女(おんな)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+594F

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𡗗天

Words using this kanji

  • 奏者そうしゃ天子に奏上、取り次ぎをする者。 楽器を演奏する者。演奏者。instrumentalist, player
  • 奏功そうこう功を奏すること。物事が成就すること。成果が現れること。success, achievement, fruition
  • 奏でるかなでる弦楽器などを演奏する。to play an instrument (esp. string instruments), to dance
  • 奏するそうする奏上する。 〔良い結果や働きを〕生む。得る。 奏でる。演奏する。歌う。to report to the Emperor, to play (musical instrument), to accomplish
  • 奏楽そうがく音楽（とくに雅楽）を演奏すること。musical performance
  • 奏法そうほう楽器を演奏する方法。way of playing (an instrument), style of playing, playing technique
  • 奏そうreport to the emperor
  • 奏曲そうきょくsonata
  • 奏上そうじょう何かを天子に申し上げること。report to the throne, reporting to the emperor, reporting to the monarch, offering (a prayer) to the deity
  • 奏効そうこうefficacy
  • 奏請そうせい天子に奏上し裁可を願うこと。petitioning the Emperor
  • 奏聞そうもん天子、天皇に申し上げること。reporting to the Emperor
  • 奏すそうすto report to the Emperor, to play (musical instrument), to accomplish
  • 奏薦そうせん天子に奏上し推薦すること。recommendation to the throne
  • 奏鳴曲そうめいきょくsonata
  • 奏法記号そうほうきごうarticulation mark, articulation marking
  • 奏で合うかなであうto match, to harmonize (with)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
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5043.0
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0a9.17
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1693
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1178