名な題だい役やく者しゃ

noun

chief actor in kabuki; star actor; leading actor of a troupe

Refers to a top-billed actor in kabuki, often the star or one of the leading performers of a troupe. The term is specific to the kabuki world.

• 彼かれは若わかくして名な題だい役やく者しゃに昇しょう進しんした。

  He was promoted to chief actor at a young age.

• 名な題だい役やく者しゃの演えん技ぎはさすがに素す晴ばらしかった。

  The performance of the star actor was truly magnificent, as expected.