noun
seiyuu
Seiyuu (noun) means a Japanese actor who provides voices for anime, video games, radio shows or adverts.
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A Japanese actor who provides voices for anime, video games, radio shows or adverts.
"i was just wondering if any seiyuus did/do any other voice acting for things besides anime, like video games and other such media."
— [email protected], seiyuus in other media? (1998)
"I was thinking, have there ever been any seiyuu that are native English speakers but have learned Japanese and won a role as an anime character?"
— Marcus Mas, [OT] English speaking seiyuu? (2001)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 声優 (seiyū), which is made up of Middle Chinese 聲 (*ɕiɛ̝ŋ, “sound, voice”) and 優 (*ʔɨu, “actor”).
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"seiyuu" (noun) means a Japanese actor who provides voices for anime, video games, radio shows or adverts.
