Illustration: On a small Japanese comedy theater stage, a suited comedian solemnly attempts to open a ridiculously tiny umbrella above his head. His partner stands beside a shared microphone, staring at the umbrella with exaggerated disbelief and one hand extended in protest.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

芸げい人にん

geinin

entertainer, performer

In modern media, it often refers specifically to a comedian. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは芸人げいにんとして成功せいこうした。

    He made good as an entertainer.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは教師きょうしというよりは芸人げいにんです。

    He is not so much a teacher as an entertainer.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 中世ちゅうせいには京都市街きょうとしがいに隣接りんせつする河原かわらが歓楽地かんらくちとなり、多おおくの芸人げいにんが集あつまるようになった。

    In the Medieval period, its riverside adjacent to the urban area of Kyoto City prospered as an entertainment spot and attracted many entertainers.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 芸人

  • 芸technique; artOnゲイ・ウンKunうえる・のり・わざ
  • 人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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