芸 名(げいめい)

げいめい

noun

stage name; professional name

entertainment language

1. stage name; professional name

a name used by a performer or entertainer instead of their real name

あの俳優(はいゆう)の芸名(げいめい)は有名(ゆうめい)だ。

That actor's stage name is well known.

芸名(げいめい)と本名(ほんみょう)が全然(ぜんぜん)違(ちが)うことがある。

Sometimes the stage name and real name are completely different.

デビューするとき、事務所(じむしょ)が芸名(げいめい)を決(き)めてくれることも多(おお)い。

When debuting, the talent agency often decides the stage name for you.

Composed of 芸(げい) (art, performance) + 名(めい) (name). Used for names adopted by actors, comedians, musicians, and other entertainers in their professional careers.

Common collocations

芸名(げいめい)で活動(かつどう)する: to work under a stage name
芸名(げいめい)を名乗(なの)る: to go by a stage name
芸名(げいめい)を変(か)える: to change one's stage name
芸名(げいめい)の由来(ゆらい): the origin of a stage name

Similar words

本名(ほんみょう): real name — one's legal birth name
ペンネーム: pen name — used specifically by writers
筆名(ひつめい): pen name — the traditional Japanese term for a writer's pseudonym
雅号(がごう): art name — a refined pseudonym used by painters, calligraphers, or poets
リングネーム: ring name — used by professional wrestlers

Related Words

Compare: 本名(ほんみょう) (real name)

Compare: ペンネーム (pen name)

Compare: 筆名(ひつめい) (pen name)

Compare: 雅号(がごう) (art name)

Compare: 別名(べつめい) (alias, another name)

Compare: 偽名(ぎめい) (false name)

Compare: 改名(かいめい) (changing one's name)

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Added 2026.4.24 22:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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