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Meaning of seiyuu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈseɪjuː/

Definitions

A voice actor in a native-language version anime, a video game, a radio broadcast or an advertisement in Japan.

Examples

“i was just wondering if any seiyuus did/do any other voice acting for things besides anime, like video games and other such media.”
“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?”
“And the seiyuus all fit very nicely with their characters, especially Takuya, who voices our main man, Hikigaya.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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