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seiyuu

Seiyuu (noun) means a voice actor in a native-language version anime, a video game, a radio broadcast or an advertisement in Japan.

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A voice actor in a native-language version anime, a video game, a radio broadcast or an advertisement in Japan.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 声優 (seiyū), from Middle Chinese 聲 (*ɕiɛ̝ŋ, “sound, voice”) + 優 (*ʔɨu, “actor”).

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"seiyuu" (noun) means a voice actor in a native-language version anime, a video game, a radio broadcast or an advertisement in Japan.

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