1.
stage name; professional name
a name used by a performer or entertainer instead of their real name
あの俳優の芸名は有名だ。
That actor's stage name is well known.
芸名と本名が全然違うことがある。
Sometimes the stage name and real name are completely different.
デビューするとき、事務所が芸名を決めてくれることも多い。
When debuting, the talent agency often decides the stage name for you.
Composed of 芸 (art, performance) + 名 (name). Used for names adopted by actors, comedians, musicians, and other entertainers in their professional careers.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 芸名で活動する: to work under a stage name
- 芸名を名乗る: to go by a stage name
- 芸名を変える: to change one's stage name
- 芸名の由来: the origin of a stage name
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 本名: real name — one's legal birth name
- ペンネーム: pen name — used specifically by writers
- 筆名: pen name — the traditional Japanese term for a writer's pseudonym
- 雅号: art name — a refined pseudonym used by painters, calligraphers, or poets
- リングネーム: ring name — used by professional wrestlers