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俳優
俳優
See also: 俳优
Chinese
| irresolute; not serious; variety show | excellent; superior | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (俳優) | 俳 | 優 | |
| simp. (俳优) | 俳 | 优 | |
Noun
俳優
- (historical) comedy variety show
- (dated) comedian; actor
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 俳 | 優 |
|
はい Grade: 6 |
ゆう Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
俳優 (hiragana はいゆう, romaji haiyū)
- male or female actor
- 衣笠氏は映画監督であるだけではなく、俳優であった
- Kinugasa-shi wa eiga kantoku dearu dake de wa naku, haiyū de atta
- Kinugasa was not just a film director; he was an actor.
- 衣笠氏は映画監督であるだけではなく、俳優であった
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References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
- 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112
- 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067