名な題だい

noun

chief actor (kabuki); leading actor

Specifically refers to the top-billed actor in a kabuki production. Often seen in the compound 名題役者.

See also: 名題役者

• 彼かれは来らい月げつの公こう演えんで名な題だいを務つとめる。

  He will play the leading role in next month's kabuki performance.

• 名な題だい役やく者しゃになるには長なが年ねんの修しゅ業ぎょうが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Becoming a top-billed kabuki actor requires many years of training.