女じょ優ゆう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

actress; female actor

Refers specifically to a female performer in film, television, or theater. The male counterpart is 男優 (だんゆう).

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉は女じょ優ゆうになるto become an actress
彼かの女じょは将しょう来らい女じょ優ゆうになりたいと言いっている。
She says she wants to become an actress in the future.
女じょ優ゆうとして活かつ躍やくするto be active/successful as an actress
彼かの女じょはハリウッドで女じょ優ゆうとして活かつ躍やくしている。
She is active as an actress in Hollywood.
女じょ優ゆうデビューするto make one's debut as an actress
彼かの女じょは十じゅう代だいで女じょ優ゆうデビューした。
She made her debut as an actress in her teens.

Kanji

女woman, female
優tenderness, excel, surpass

Related words

俳はい優ゆうN4
俳優 is the gender-neutral term for an actor, while 女優 specifically marks the performer as female.
子こ役やく
女優 means actress and is defined by gender, whereas 子役 is defined by the performer's age (a child, male or female).

Opposites

男だん優ゆう
女優 refers to a female actor while 男優 refers to a male actor, the direct gender counterpart.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Word family

ＡＶ女優えーぶいじょゆう
porn actress; adult video actress
舞ぶ台たい女じょ優ゆう
stage actress
ポルノ女じょ優ゆう
adult film actress; pornstar
セクシー女

Etymology

Compound of 女 (woman) and 優 (actor/performer). The character 優 originally meant 'abundant' or 'gentle', but in this context it is an abbreviation of 俳優 (actor).

じょ

優ゆう

porn actress

プッツン女じょ優ゆう

actress known for bizarre behavior