聲優

See also: 声優

Chinese

		sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise	actor; entertainer
trad. (聲優)		聲	優
simp. (声优)		声	优

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 声優(せいゆう) (seiyū).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēngyōu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ jau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēngyōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shengyou
  - Wade–Giles: shêng¹-yu¹
  - Yale: shēng-yōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengiou
  - Palladius: шэнъю (šɛnʺju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing¹ jau¹
  - Yale: sīng yāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ jau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ yeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

聲優

(chiefly ACG) seiyuu (Japanese voice actor)
(chiefly Internet) voice actor in general

Hypernyms

配音員／配音员 (pèiyīnyuán, “voice actor”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聲	優
せい Hyōgai	ゆう Grade: 6
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 聲優 – see the following entry.

【声優せいゆう】

[noun] voice actor; voice actress

(This term, 聲優, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
聲	優

Noun

聲優 • (seong'u) (hangeul 성우)

hanja form^? of 성우 (“voice actor”)