映 画 俳 優(えいがはいゆう)

えいがはいゆう

noun

movie actor; film actor

1. movie actor; film actor

An actor whose work is in films rather than on stage or television. Used of both men and women, though 女優(じょゆう) is the usual word when the gender is being specified.

父(ちち)は映画俳優(えいがはいゆう)だった。

My father was a movie actor.

子(こ)どものころから映画俳優(えいがはいゆう)に憧(あこが)れていた。

I had looked up to movie actors since childhood.

舞台(ぶたい)で経験(けいけん)を積(つ)んだあと、三十歳(さんじゅっさい)で映画俳優(えいがはいゆう)として世(よ)に出(で)た。

After gaining experience on the stage, he made his name as a film actor at thirty.

Common collocations

映画俳優(えいがはいゆう)になる: to become a film actor
人気(にんき)の映画俳優(えいがはいゆう): a popular film actor
映画俳優(えいがはいゆう)を目指(めざ)す: to aim to be a film actor

Similar words

俳優(はいゆう): actor — the general term, covering stage, film, and television
女優(じょゆう): actress — used far more often than 映画俳優(えいがはいゆう) for women
役者(やくしゃ): actor — traditional and slightly old-fashioned, with a stage flavor
スター: star — fame rather than profession

Related Words

Compare: 女優(じょゆう) (actress)

Compare: 役者(やくしゃ) (actor)

Compare: スター (star)

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