Japanese
Verb
奏でる (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana かなでる, romaji kanaderu)
- play (a musical instrument or piece of music)
- バイオリンを奏でる。
- Baiorin o kanaderu.
- [I'm] playing the violin.
- 君が代を奏でる。
- Kimi ga yo o kanaderu.
- [They're] playing Kimi ga Yo.
Synonyms
- 奏する (sōsuru): play an instrument
- 弾く (hiku): play a stringed or keyboard instrument
- 吹く (fuku): play a wind instrument
- 叩く (tataku): play drums