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Kanji for Musician
The kanji for “musician” is 伶, read rei and written in 7 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
伶
musician
A court musician; artistic talent.
7 strokes On reading レイ、リョウ (rei, ryou) Kun reading わざおぎ (wazaogi) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: actor
Readings used for names on Nazuke: re, rei
In Japan it appears in about 67 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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