JLPT N3 Intermediate

公演

Public performance, such as a play or concert.

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公演する plain verb

公演します polite verb

公演した plain past

公演して te-form

Noun, Suru verb

Public Performance

Designates a specific instance of a play, concert, or artistic work performed before a public audience.

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公演（こうえん） means a public performance held for an audience, often a professional event such as a play, musical, concert, or traditional arts performance.

It focuses on the event itself, so you often see it on tickets, schedules, and tour announcements. As a する-verb, 公演する（こうえんする） means to give a public performance.

Do not confuse it with 上演（じょうえん）, which focuses more on staging or putting on a play or production.

公演 sounds more official than ライブ. Use ライブ for a casual gig, but 公演 for a professional production, concert date, or tour stop.

Common combinations include 追加公演（ついかこうえん）, an added performance, and 来日公演（らいにちこうえん）, a performance in Japan by an overseas artist or group.

Example

来月の公演のチケットを買いました。

I bought tickets for next month's performance.

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公演

こうえん

Public performance, such as a play or concert.

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