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Keyword
play music
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1693
Readings
そう
(86%)
かな
(13%)
Composed of
𡗗
three people
天
heaven
Mnemonic

With a band of only three people (a guitarist, a bass, and a drummer) you can play music and send your audience to heaven!

(The "tree people" are on the top since they're on a raised stage and the audience is below them.)

Used in kanji (2 in total)
湊
piece together
輳
???
Used in vocabulary (101 in total)
musical performance
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to succeed; to bear fruit
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Examples (67 in total)
I don't think that his performance was any good.
He is playing music.
The audience reacted in different ways to her performance.
His piano playing sounded fantastic.
I like listening to music, and playing music even more.
I'm listening to this band.
I play in a band.
You play a musical instrument, don't you?
Can you play any musical instruments?
Do you play an instrument?
Some learned to play musical instruments.
Do you play a musical instrument?
Have you ever heard that music played on the guitar?
Playing the guitar is fun.
He played the guitar very well in his father's presence.
His performance was amazing.
His performance was worthy of praise.
What time will the band start playing?
We praised him for his wonderful performance.
Those present at the concert were surprised by his performance.
When I entered the dark music room, the piano stopped playing.
She really likes his wild performances on the big stage.
Jim likes to play the drum.
No musician would have thought of playing that music at the funeral.
Finding a solution that worked was a process of trial and error.
Playing the violin requires much practice.
Beethoven went over to the piano, sat down and began to play.
Who's one of your favorite bass players?
This is the fifth concert by this orchestra.
She wore a blue dress made by her mother for the concert.
She paid to attend the concert.
The audience clapped when the concert was over.
The concert is about to start.
Tom played a waltz on the piano using only his thumbs and Mary was very impressed.
Jim accompanied her on the piano.
Tom sang and Mary accompanied him on the piano.
His wife accompanied him on the piano.
He sang to guitar accompaniment.
She will accompany me on the piano.
She accompanied the singer on the piano.
She accompanied me on the piano.
I want to sing to his piano accompaniment.
The audience applauded him, which means his performance was a success.
Bob plays not only the guitar but also the flute.
He can play the piano, the flute, the guitar, and so on.
He earns his living by playing the piano.
She played a sonata.
Is Tom good at playing the saxophone?
We applauded the performer.
The audience applauded the performer.
Bob and Mary play the recorder.
The performance was almost over.
His great symphony was performed.
They came early so they wouldn't miss the prelude.
The sisters played a duet on the violin and piano.
I plan to play a flute solo.
The concert began with a piano solo.
Tom played the oboe and Mary accompanied him on the piano.
A brass band is marching along the street.
Concert tickets are on sale at this office.
I play trumpet in a symphonic wind orchestra.
He belongs to the brass band.
The violinist has excellent technique.
The lady whom you see over there is a famous violinist.
She was trained as a violinist under a famous musician.
The first violins carry the melody.
I'd like to perform at Carnegie Hall someday.