Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 助演(じょえん) in Japanese

助演
Kana Reading
じょえん
Romaji
joen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    co-star
    Example sentence
    彼女はアカデミー賞の最優秀助演女優にノミネートされた。 She won an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.

Examples of 助演, じょえん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

助 JLPT 3

7 strokes

help, rescue, assist

On'Yomi: ジョ

Kun'Yomi: たす.ける, たす.かる, す.ける, すけ

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演 JLPT 3

14 strokes

performance, act, play, render, stage

On'Yomi: エン

Kun'Yomi:

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