声優

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Japanese

 声優 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 2
ゆう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
聲優 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(sei, voice) +‎ (, actor)

Pronunciation

Noun

(せい)(ゆう) (seiyūせいいう (seiiu)?

  1. voice actor; voice actress

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Chinese:
  • English: seiyuu
  • Esperanto: sejuo
  • Korean: 성우(聲優) (seong'u)

References

  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN