Chinese

Noun

女優

1. (dated) actress; female artist
2. (especially Japanese) pornographic actress

   AV女優 / AV女优  ―  AVnǚyōu  ―  Japanese adult film actress

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) じょゆう [jòyúú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞jɯᵝː]

Noun

女優 ‎(hiragana じょゆう, romaji joyū)

1. female actor, actress

Synonyms

• 女性俳優 (じょせいはいゆう) ‎(josei haiyū): female actor

Antonyms

• 男優 (だんゆう) ‎(dan'yū): (male) actor

Related terms

• 俳優 (はいゆう) ‎(haiyū): actor
• 役者 (やくしゃ) ‎(yakusha): actor

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3