Word Meaning 台詞

せりふ serifu

台詞 is read as せりふ (serifu) and means (spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. (spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.)
  2. one's lines
  3. comment
  4. remark
  5. phrase
  6. words
  7. stock phrase
  8. set phrase

Reading

Kana

せりふ

Romaji

serifu

Writing Variants

  • 科白 せりふ serifu
  • 台詞 だいし daishi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 8306 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

台詞回し

せりふまわし

theatrical elocution

決め台詞

きめぜりふ

signature phrase

名台詞

めいせりふ

famous line (from a movie, book, etc.)

捨て台詞

すてぜりふ

sharp parting remark

台無し

だいなし

spoiled

台湾

たいわん

Taiwan

台湾国民党

たいわんこくみんとう

Kuomintang (Taiwanese Nationalist Party)

台無しになる

だいなしになる

to come to nothing

台湾人

たいわんじん

Taiwanese person

台湾元

たいわんげん

New Taiwan dollar

台湾観光協会

たいわんかんこうきょうかい

Taiwan Visitors Association

Example Sentences

10

かのじょはぶたいでせりふをまちがえなかった。

She did not mess up her lines on stage.

せりふがながすぎておぼえるのがたいへんだった。

The lines were so long that they were hard to memorize.

That's MY line!

It's a classic comment of yours.

That's MY line!

An actor has to memorize his lines.

You have to learn the lines of the play in a week.

We had to memorize the lines of the play in the park.

Cue cards are used primarily on television to help the actors remember their lines.

Cue cards are used primarily on television to help the actors remember their lines.