やくしゃ
Meanings
Noun
1. actor; actress
2. man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
Pitch accent
や
くしゃ
Composed of
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
lack of actors; being unfit for one's (acting) role; lacking the ability required for the part one has been given
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
actor print; yakusha-e; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors
comic actor; comedian; comic performer
itinerant entertainer or troupe
stage favorite; stage favourite; star
good actor who is inept in all other matters; dedicated actor
third-rate actor
tragic actor; tragedian
the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor
(the likes of) a mere actor
stage career; acting career
low-class actor (kabuki); actor who plays in low-class or cheap theater
acting career; career as an actress
chief actor in a kabuki play; star actor; leading actors of a troupe
skilled actor who is like a child offstage; good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world; (arch.) child kabuki actor
characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor
Examples (7 in total)
An actor has to memorize his lines.
I've never heard of the actor.
I never considered myself a good actor.