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

「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