主しゅ演えん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

主演する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

starring; playing the lead role

Used for the leading role in films, plays, TV dramas, etc. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to star'.

〈人ひと〉が〈物もの〉に主しゅ演えんするfor someone to star in (a movie/drama/etc.)
彼かれは新あたらしい映えい画がに主しゅ演えんした。
He starred in the new movie.
主しゅ演えんを務つとめるto serve in the leading role
彼かの女じょはドラマで主しゅ演えんを務つとめた。
She served as the lead actress in the drama.
〈人ひと〉主しゅ演えんの〈物もの〉a work starring a particular person
木き村むら拓たく哉や主しゅ演えんの映えい画がが公こう開かいされた。
A movie starring Kimura Takuya was released.

主しゅ役やくN2
主役 refers to the leading role itself (or the person playing it), while 主演 emphasizes the act or credit of starring in a production.
出しゅつ演えんN1
出演 just means appearing in a show or film in any capacity, whereas 主演 specifically means appearing as the lead.

脇わき役やくN1
脇役 is a supporting role, the natural opposite of 主演's leading role.
エキストラ
主演 is the lead actor at the center of a production, the opposite of an エキストラ who fills the background.
助じょ演えん
主演 refers to the leading role in a film or play, while 助演 refers to a supporting role.

共きょう演えん
共演 means co-starring or appearing alongside others without necessarily being the lead, unlike 主演 which specifically denotes the top-billed role.

回かいN4
主演 is counted with 回 when referring to the number of times someone has taken a leading role, e.g. 主演2回.

Compound of 主 (main) and 演 (perform).