Word Meaning 演じる
えんじる
enjiru
演じる is read as えんじる (enjiru) and means to pretend (e.g. to be a good father).
Meaning
English
- to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
- to act (a part)
- to play (a role)
- to perform (a play, etc.)
- to put on (a production)
- to commit (e.g. a blunder)
- to disgrace oneself
- to do something conspicuously
Reading
Kana
えんじる
Romaji
enjiru
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
6彼は悪役を演じるのがうまい。
かれはあくやくをえんじるのがうまい。
He is good at playing villain roles.
誰がお姫様の役を演じるの。
Who will play the role of the princess?
彼女はジュリエットの役を演じるのに適任だ。
She is a natural to play the part of Juliet.
残念ながら君の演じる役は演劇の冒頭で殺されるのだ。
It's too bad, but your character gets killed at the start of the play.
僕の演じる役は本の木だけで、役が無いのとほぼ同じです。
Since the role I play is that of a tree, it's just as if I didn't have one.
湿地帯は生態系において水の浄化、洪水と侵食の防止、野生生物への食料とすみかの提供という重要な役割を演じる。
Wetland habitats serve essential functions in an ecosystem, including acting as water filters, providing flood and erosion control, and furnishing food and homes for fish and wildlife.