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お笑い芸人 (おわらいげいにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

お笑わらい芸げい人にん

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Meanings

1

comedian; comic

A performer who does comedy, typically on TV, stage, or online. Often associated with manzai, conte, or variety shows.

彼かれは人にん気きのお笑わらい芸げい人

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He is a popular comedian.

お笑わらい芸げい人にんになるために養よう成せい所じょに通かよっている。

I'm attending a training school to become a comedian.

Kanji

笑laugh
芸technique, art, craft
人person

Related words

コメディアン
お笑い芸人 is the standard Japanese term for a comedian in the context of Japanese comedy culture, while コメディアン is a loanword that sounds more Western or generic.
芸げい人にん
お笑い芸人 explicitly and unambiguously means 'comedian,' whereas 芸人 alone can also loosely include traditional performers.

Built from

お笑わらい+芸げい人にん

Etymology

Compound of お笑い (comedy, laughter) and 芸人 (performer, entertainer).