やくしゃ
Meanings
Noun
1. actor; actress
2. man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
Pitch accent
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 (19 in total)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
stage favorite; stage favourite; star
low-class actor (kabuki); actor who plays in low-class or cheap theater
stage career; acting career
chief actor in a kabuki play; star actor; leading actors of a troupe
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
actor print; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors
itinerant entertainer or troupe
third-rate actor
the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor
(the likes of) a mere actor
good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense
acting career; career as an actress
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 (8 in total)
An actor has to memorize his lines.
I've never heard of the actor.
That comedian is very funny.