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出演 (しゅつえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

出しゅつ演えん

しゅ

つ

え

ん

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

appearance; performance

Used for appearing in a film, play, TV show, concert, or similar public performance. Often used with する to mean 'to appear' or 'to perform'.

彼かれはその映えい画がに出しゅつ演えんした。
He appeared in that movie.
来らい月げつの舞ぶ台たいに出

しゅつ

演えん

する

予よ

定てい

です

。

I am scheduled to perform in next month's stage production.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
演performance, act, play

Similar words

登とう場じょう
登場 is a more general 'appearance' or 'entry' onto a scene or stage, while 出演 specifically refers to a scheduled performance or role in a production.
公こう演えん
公演 refers to a public performance or show as an event, whereas 出演 focuses on an individual's appearance in such an event.

Etymology

Compound of 出 (しゅつ, 'to go out') and 演 (えん, 'to perform'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of appearing in a performance.