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奏 means 'play an instrument'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1337   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-18    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 86 words   Used in 328 names   Component in 6 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ソウ
Kun
   かなでる to play an instrument
Additional readings
Name    すすむ
Components
⿱  𡗗 three men  天 heaven  
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See also
奉 to present  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 奏 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 奏 is used 86 times, read 2 ways.
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え ん そ う 0
musical performance
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かなでる : 2 words FIND ALL
か な で る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to play an instrument (esp. string instruments)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2. to dance  (obsolete term)
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An additional 奉 less common words include 奏 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 930 (originally: 918)  Joy o' Kanji : 918  Key to Kanji: 652 

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奏
ソウ   かなでる to play an instrument   
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three men
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三
サン   み    みっつ three   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
天
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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