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seiyuu en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈseɪjuː/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A voice actor in a native-language version anime, a video game, a radio broadcast or an advertisement in Japan.
    • 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? 2001 March 23, Marcus Mas, “[OT] English speaking seiyuu?”, in alt.fan.sailor-moon (Usenet):
    • And the seiyuus all fit very nicely with their characters, especially Takuya, who voices our main man, Hikigaya. December 2013, Pax Alquiza in Anime Reign Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 2
    • i was just wondering if any seiyuus did/do any other voice acting for things besides anime, like video games and other such media. 1998 November 8, jjiz...@forest.drew.edu, “seiyuus in other media?”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):
    • Kasahara might be better-known today to most U.S. fans as an anime seiyuu (voice actor); she played Fuu in Magic Knights Rayearth and Misuki's mother, Hazuki, in Full Moon wo Sagashite. 2014, p. 189

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
seiyū alternative lexicographic
seiyuus Number=Plur lexicographic
seiyu alternative lexicographic
seiyuu Number=Plur lexicographic

seiyuu en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈseɪjuː/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. To take on a role as a voice actor in a Japanese production, or perform a certain character in such a production.
    • See below, in which she cosplays as Char Aznable and the character she seiyuu'd […] 2004 May 4, Neo-Era, “Yumiko Shaku Zaku”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):
    • Tomokazu Seki also appears in his theater company "Hero-Hero-Q"'s stage plays when he's not seiyuu-ing. 2001 July 22, sumire, “Re: Seiyuu as Live Actors.”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):
    • me, i just want to know all anime that ogata has seiyuued in and who she was the voice actress for. 1996 June 9, kristyn lier, “Megumi Ogata Roles”, in alt.fan.sailor-moon (Usenet):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
seiyuuing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
seiyuued Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
seiyuued Tense=Past lexicographic
seiyuus Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
seiyū alternative lexicographic
seiyu alternative lexicographic