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    3. 助演

    助演

    助じょ演えん

    supporting performance

    KMT8News #21+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab21 strokes

    じょえん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    supporting performance, playing a supporting role

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    彼かれはそのドラマで助じょ演えんを務つとめた。

    He played a supporting role in that drama.

    KMT7Music & Entertainment
    助じょ演えん女じょ優ゆう賞しょうは、若わか手て女じょ優ゆうの彼かの女じょに贈おくられた。

    The Best Supporting Actress award was given to the young actress.

    KMT8Music & Entertainment
    彼かれの助じょ演えんがなければ、この舞ぶ台たいは成せい功こうしなかっただろう。

    Without his supporting performance, this stage play would not have succeeded.

    KMT8Music & Entertainment
    映えい画が監かん督とくは、助じょ演えんキャストの選せん定ていにも細さい心しんの注ちゅう意いを払はらった。

    The film director paid close attention to the selection of the supporting cast.

    KMT8Music & Entertainment
    主しゅ役やくを食くうほどの助じょ演えんは、作さく品ひん全ぜん体たいの質しつを高たかめる。

    A supporting performance so good it overshadows the lead role enhances the overall quality of the work.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    助
    たす.ける・たす.かる・す.ける・すけ…(1)
    help・rescue・assist
    演
    performance・act・play・render・stage
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