Japanese Word Entry

役者

Simplified Japanese form: 役者

Kana:やくしゃ
Romaji:yakusha
Definitions:
  1. actor, actress

  2. man of wits, clever person, cunning fellow


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Chinese characters used in this word

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role, a servant, laborer, to serve
Readings
Mandarin: ㄧˋ (yì)
Cantonese: jik6
Japanese: ヤク (yaku)、 エキ (eki) / つとめ (tsutome)、 えだち (edachi)
Korean: 역 (yeog)
Vietnamese: dịch

someone, person, that which, he who, those who
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄜˇ (zhě)
Cantonese: ze2
Japanese: シャ (sha) / もの (mono)
Korean: 자 (ja)
Vietnamese: giả
Variants
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