Meaning

Primary

Performance

Alternatives

Presentation, Production, Staging, Mount

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

What's above the stage and involves acting? A performance!

This word does not refer to an actor's acting on stage. Instead, it usually refers to a theatrical or musical presentation in its entirety, so is used in contexts relating to the act of staging an artistic or dramatic production, or features of the production itself, like its start time or running time (as in 上演時間).

Reading

じょうえん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

ライオンキングの上演時間を教えて下さい。

Can you tell me the time of the Lion King performance?

日本の映画館ではハリウッド映画が一番多く上演されています。

In Japanese cinemas, Hollywood movies are the ones shown most often.

歌舞伎の上演は何時からですか。

What time will the kabuki performance start?

Kanji Composition