演ずる

えんずる

[enzuru]

Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to act (a part); to play (a role)

2.IchidanTransitive

to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)

3.IchidanTransitive

to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father); to disgrace oneself

舞台で悪役を演ずることに初めて挑戦した。

For the first time, he took on the challenge of playing a villain on stage.

古典劇を演ずることになりました。

I will perform in a classical play.

彼女はその舞台で主人公の役を演じた。

She played the role of the protagonist in that stage production.