Meaning of 芸人(げいにん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 芸人

Kana Reading げいにん

Romaji geinin

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

player; performer; actor

Examples of 芸人, げいにん in a sentence

彼は芸人として成功した。

He made good as an entertainer.
彼は芸人だからいつも馬鹿な事やっているけど、たまに見せる恥ずかしそうにする仕草がかわいいのよね。

Since he's in show business he often goofs around in a showy way, but once in a while he has these bashful mannerisms that are really cute.
彼は教師というよりは芸人です。

He is not so much a teacher as an entertainer.

Related Kanji

芸 JLPT 2

7 strokes

technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt

On'Yomi: ゲイ, ウン

Kun'Yomi: う.える, のり, わざ

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人 JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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