子役

Japanese

Kanji in this term
子	役
こ Grade: 1	やく Grade: 3
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こやく [kòyákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

子(こ)役(やく) • (koyaku) ^{←こやく (koyaku)?}

1. role for a child in a play, movie, TV show, etc.
2. child actor
   • 1938, 島崎藤村, 新生:

     人形(にんぎょう)のように白(しろ)く塗(ぬ)った男(おとこ)の子役(こやく)の顔(かお)が岸本(きしもと)の眼(め)に映(うつ)った。

     ningyō no yō ni shiroku nutta otoko no koyaku no kao ga Kishimoto no me ni utsutta.

     Kishimoto saw the face of the boy actor which was painted white like a doll's.