演じる|えんじるenjiru[0]heiban (flat)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto act (a part); to play (a role)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself; to do something conspicuously; to make a scene
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 演じる(えんじる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 演じます(えんじます) |
| Negative (nai) | 演じない(えんじない) |
| polite (masen) | 演じません(えんじません) |
| classical zu / nu | 演じず・演じぬ(えんじず・えんじぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 演じた(えんじた) |
| polite (mashita) | 演じました(えんじました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 演じなかった(えんじなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 演じませんでした(えんじませんでした) |
| Te form | 演じて(えんじて) |
| Potential | 演じられる(えんじられる) |
| Passive | 演じられる(えんじられる) |
| Causative | 演じさせる(えんじさせる) |
| Causative passive | 演じさせられる(えんじさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 演じれば(えんじれば) |
| tara | 演じたら(えんじたら) |
| Volitional | 演じよう(えんじよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 演じましょう(えんじましょう) |
| Imperative | 演じろ(えんじろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym演ずるえんずるWrittenSame meaning as 「演じる」 but a written, old-fashioned variant; in modern speech 「演じる」 is the usual choice.
- Synonym上演じょうえんNeutralA noun for putting a play on stage; it focuses on the production being staged, while 「演じる」 also covers playing a role or making a scene.
- Related演技えんぎNeutralA noun for an actor's performance, also for skills shown in gymnastics or dance; 「演じる」 is the act of playing or performing a role.
- Related実演じつえんNeutralA noun for a hands-on demonstration of how something works, or a live stage show; 「演じる」 centers on playing a role.
- Related公演こうえんNeutralA noun for a public performance of a play or music before an audience; it views the event, while 「演じる」 views the acting itself.
- Related出演しゅつえんNeutralA noun for appearing on a TV program or stage; it stresses taking part, while 「演じる」 stresses which role you play.
- Related演奏えんそうNeutralA noun used only for performing music on an instrument; 「演じる」 is mostly for drama and roles, but can mean performing broadly.
- RelatedなりきるNeutralMeans fully becoming a role or identity, deeply in character; 「演じる」 only describes the act of playing, without that immersion.
Use 「演じる」 to play a role or stage an act, as in 「主役を演じる」 or 「醜態を演じる」. Say 「出演」 for taking part in a show, 「成り切る」 for getting fully into character, and 「演奏」 for playing an instrument.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


