JLPT N3 · Noun

俳優 (haiyuu)

俳優 (はいゆう, haiyuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “actor; actress”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はいゆう
Romaji: haiyuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

actor; actress; player; performer · noun

Example sentences

彼は俳優になるべきだった。

He ought to have been an actor.

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

Kanji in 俳優

haiku, actorハイ · 10 strokes

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 俳優.

俳句はいくhaiku優しいやさしいtender女優じょゆうactress優秀ゆうしゅうsuperior優勝ゆうしょうoverall victory優れるすぐれるto be better (than)優ゆうExcellent (grade)優位ゆういpredominance優勢ゆうせいsuperiority優先ゆうせんpreference優美ゆうびgrace優越ゆうえつsupremacy

Source: JMdict entry 1471970 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.