子役

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
やく
Grade: 3
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(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(しろ)()った(おとこ)子役(こやく)(かお)岸本(きしもと)()(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.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN