seiyuu
/ˈseɪjuː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A voice actor in a native-language version anime, a video game, a radio broadcast or an advertisement in Japan.
verb
To take on a role as a voice actor in a Japanese production, or perform a certain character in such a production.
Example Sentences
- "i was just wondering if any seiyuus did/do any other voice acting for things besides anime, like video games and other such media."
- "I was thinking, have there ever been any seiyuu that are native English speakers but have learned Japanese and won a role as an anime character?"
- "And the seiyuus all fit very nicely with their characters, especially Takuya, who voices our main man, Hikigaya."
- "Kasahara might be better-known today to most U.S. fans as an anime seiyuu (voice actor); she played Fuu in Magic Knights Rayearth and Misuki's mother, Hazuki, in Full Moon wo Sagashite."
- "me, i just want to know all anime that ogata has seiyuued in and who she was the voice actress for."
- "Tomokazu Seki also appears in his theater company "Hero-Hero-Q"'s stage plays when he's not seiyuu-ing."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 声優, 聲