Dictionary/初演しょえんShoen初演 (Shoen) is a Japanese noun meaning “first performance, premiere”.Meaningsnoun, suru verb, transitive verbfirst performance; premiereKanji in 初演初first time演performanceRelated words初めるto begin to最初beginning初first演奏musical performance演じるto act (a part)始めbeginning演技acting初恋first love出演appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.)初日first day演出direction (of a play, film, etc.)演劇drama