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    3. 子役

    子役

    子こ役やく

    child actor

    KMT8News #21+1NounMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab10 strokes

    こやく

    Noun

    1.
    child actor, child actress
    2.
    child's role (in a film, play, etc.), child's part

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    あのドラマの子こ役やくは演えん技ぎが上じょう手ずだ。

    The child actor in that drama is good at acting.

    KMT6Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    多おおくの人にん気き俳はい優ゆうが子こ役やく出しゅっ身しんである。

    Many popular actors started out as child actors.

    KMT7Music & EntertainmentWork & Career
    彼かの女じょは子こ役やく時じ代だいから注ちゅう目もくされていた。

    She had been attracting attention since her days as a child actress.

    KMT8Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    その映えい画がでは、主しゅ人じん公こうの幼よう少しょう期きを演えんじる子こ役やくの演えん技ぎが光ひかっていた。

    In that movie, the performance of the child actor playing the protagonist's childhood shone brightly.

    KMT8Music & EntertainmentArt & Design
    子こ役やくとして成せい功こうするには、才さい能のうだけでなく、精せい神しん的てきな強つよさも必ひつ要ようとされる。

    To succeed as a child actor, not only talent but also mental strength is required.

    KMT9Music & EntertainmentEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    役
    duty・war・campaign・drafted labor・office…(2)
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