Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• えんぎ​しゃ (Nakadaka)
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ɴŋiɕʲa̠]

Noun

演技者 ‎(hiragana えんぎしゃ, romaji engisha)

1. a performer, an actor

Synonyms

• (actor): 俳優 (はいゆう, ​haiyū)

Etymology 2

Compound of 演技 ‎(engi, “performance, acting”) +‎ 者 ‎(mono, “person”), using the kun'yomi of mono for the 者 character.

This reading may be considered irregular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ɴŋimo̞no̞]

Noun

演技者 ‎(hiragana えんぎもの, romaji engimono)

1. a performer, an actor

Synonyms

• (actor): 俳優 (はいゆう, ​haiyū)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

• 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9