different between japan vs seiyuu

English

Etymology

From Japan, due to this varnishing process being an imitation of East Asian processes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???pæn/
• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

japan (countable and uncountable, plural japans)

1. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
2. Lacquerware.

Verb

japan (third-person singular simple present japans, present participle japanning, simple past and past participle japanned)

1. (transitive) To varnish with japan.

Translations

Swedish

Etymology

Japan +? -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja?p??n/

Noun

japan c

1. A person from Japan.

Declension

Related terms

• japanska

English

Alternative forms

• seiyu, seiy?

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (seiy?), from Middle Chinese ? (*?i???, “sound, voice”) + ? (*??u, “actor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?se?ju?/

Noun

seiyuu (plural seiyuu or seiyuus)

1. A voice actor in a native-language version anime, a video game, a radio broadcast or an advertisement in Japan.
   • December 2013, Pax Alquiza in Anime Reign Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 2:

     And the seiyuus all fit very nicely with their characters, especially Takuya, who voices our main man, Hikigaya.

   • 2014, p. 189:

     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.

Translations

Verb

seiyuu (third-person singular simple present seiyuus, present participle seiyuuing, simple past and past participle seiyuued)

1. To take on a role as a voice actor in a Japanese production, or perform a certain character in such a production.