役者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
役	者
やく Grade: 3	しゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
役者 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) やくしゃ [yàkúshá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

役(やく)者(しゃ) • (yakusha) ^{←やくしや (yakusya)?}

1. actor/actress; performer

Synonyms

• 俳優(はいゆう) (haiyū)

Related terms

• 男優(だんゆう) (dan'yū)
• 女優(じょゆう) (joyū)