Meaning

Primary

Actress

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

Remember how 男優 was "actor"? Well, I bet you can extrapolate what this one means because it now has woman in it. This is an actress.

Reading

じょゆう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

その女優のマネージャーは、肩こりをほぐすのが上手だ。

The actress's agent is skilled at relieving shoulder stiffness.

優しすぎる女優は成功しないというのはウソです。

It’s a lie that an actress with too kind of a heart won't succeed.

「ホグワーツ魔法魔術学校にはもう行きたくない。女優になりたいの。」「もう、馬鹿なこと言わないで。ハーマイオニーったら。」

"I don’t want to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry anymore. I want to be an actress." "Oh, don’t be ridiculous, Hermione."

Kanji Composition