Word Meaning 奏す

そうす sousu

奏す is read as そうす (sousu) and means to accomplish.

Meaning

English

  1. to accomplish
  2. to play (musical instrument)
  3. to report to the Emperor

Reading

Kana

そうす

Romaji

sousu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 123162 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

奏でる

かなでる

to dance

奏者

そうしゃ

instrumentalist

奏功

そうこう

success

奏法

そうほう

way of playing (an instrument)

奏楽

そうがく

musical performance

奏する

そうする

to accomplish

奏法記号

そうほうきごう

articulation mark

奏上

そうじょう

report to the Emperor

奏で合う

かなであう

to match

奏聞

そうもん

reporting to the Emperor

奏効

そうこう

efficacy

奏請

そうせい

petitioning the Emperor

Example Sentences

6

Do you play a musical instrument?

Playing the guitar is fun.

Playing the violin requires much practice.

Tom played a waltz on the piano using only his thumbs and Mary was very impressed.

He is very talented musically, able to play at least 5 instruments.

That's because they're the classic places for 'something' to appear. Like the grand piano that plays by itself, the human anatomical model that moves by itself ...