女優

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	優

Noun

女優 (hiragana じょゆう, romaji joyū)

1. female actor, actress

Synonyms

• 女性俳優 female actor

Antonyms

• 男優 actor

Related terms

• 俳優 actor
• 役者 actor

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Mandarin

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simpl.		女優
trad.		女优

Etymology

From Japanese 女優 (じょゆう, joyū, “actress”). From 女 ("female") + 優 ("excellent; actor/actress"). (Sino-Japanese)

Noun

女優 (traditional, Pinyin nǚyōu, simplified 女优)

1. (especially Japanese) female pornographic actress