やくしゃ
Meanings
Noun
1. actor; actress
2. man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
Kanji used
role
someone
Pitch accent
くしゃ
Top 6400
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
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
actor print; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
itinerant entertainer or troupe
stage favorite; stage favourite; star
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
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 (8 in total)
An actor has to memorize his lines.
I've never heard of the actor.
That comedian is very funny.