演義

えんぎ

Meanings

1. Noun popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language
2. adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing

Kanji

• 演 perform. Read as エン.
• 義 justice. Read as ギ.

Words containing 演義

• 三国志演義 (さんごくしえんぎ) Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)

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