Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 5

Grade: 5
しゃ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
演技者 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 演技 (engi, performance, acting) +‎ (sha, person).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(えん)()(しゃ) (engisha

  1. a performer, an actor
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 5

Grade: 5
もの
Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
演技者 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 演技(えんぎ) (engi, performance, acting) + (もの) (mono, person).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ŋʲɡʲimo̞no̞]

Noun edit

(えん)()(もの) (engimono

  1. a performer, an actor
Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN