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えんじる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to act (a part); to play (a role)
2. to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)
3. to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself; to make a scene
4. to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
Alt. forms
演えんじる
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えんじる
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to carry out a role
to perform a play
Examples (19 in total)
I play an important part.
I acted the part of a fairy.
Who will play the role of the princess?
Tom was acting like he was drunk.
Tom acted the part of a sailor.
The students performed Hamlet.
We acted the story of Columbus.
He performed the role with great ability.
Kate has been given an opportunity to play a major role in a movie.
The Giants had a close game with the Dragons last night.
She played the heroine better than I.
Who is going to play the part in your play?
She played an important part in the drama.
Mary played the role of an old woman in the play.
He plays little part in the decision-making.
The two parts were played by one and the same actress.
Unfortunately, the character you play is killed off at the very start of the play.
He played an excellent host at today's party.
When Kate played a minor part in a movie, her acting was criticized.