Vocabulary

What does 主役 (しゅやく, shuyaku) mean?

主役 (しゅやく, shuyaku) means leading role, main character.

Quick facts
Readingしゅやく
Romajishuyaku
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しゅやく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshuyaku

leading role, main character

  1. 1noun · no-adjective leading part; leading actor; leading actress

Example sentences

  • She is the lead role in this play.

  • A young actor was chosen for the leading role.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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