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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

俳はい優ゆう

haiyuu

actor

Example sentences

彼かれは俳優はいゆうになるべきだった。
He ought to have been an actor.
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彼かれは俳優はいゆうです。
He is an actor.
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好すきな俳優はいゆうは誰だれですか。
Who’s your favorite actor?
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Kanji in 俳優

俳haiku; actorOnハイ
優excel; gentleOnユウ・ウKunやさしい・すぐれる・まさる

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