JLPT N3 · Noun

女優 (joyuu)

女優 (じょゆう, joyuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “actress; female actor”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょゆう
Romaji: joyuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

actress; female actor · noun

Example sentences

その女優はせりふを台なしにした。

The actress murdered her lines.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 女優

女

woman, femaleジョ・ニョ・おんな・め · 3 strokes

優

tenderness, excel, surpassユウ・ウ・やさ.しい・すぐ.れる · 17 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 女優.

女おんなwoman女の子おんなのこgirl女性じょせいwoman彼女かのじょshe少女しょうじょgirl (usu. between 7 and 17)女王じょおうqueen女子じょしwoman女史じょしlady (of high social status王女おうじょprincess長女ちょうじょeldest daughter女房にょうぼうwife (esp. one's own wife)女の人おんなのひとwoman女じょwoman優しいやさしいtender

Source: JMdict entry 1345430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.