How to say "stunt" in Japanese

• 曲芸きょくげいCommon
  nounCovers stunt in the physical sense: acrobatic displays and daredevil performances such as circus acts. Use it when the stunt involves bodily skill and spectacle rather than a figurative feat.
  サーカスのアシカは曲芸きょくげいを見みせた。↗

  The circus sea lion did a trick.
• スタント
  nounA less common loanword for stunt, used mainly for film and television action scenes: the dangerous feats performed by specialists in place of the actors.
• 離れ業はなれわざ
  nounStunt as a remarkable feat: an accomplishment of such skill, or so unexpected, that it amazes onlookers. Used when marveling at what someone has managed to do.
  あのプロのスキーヤーは離れ業はなれわざをしながら山やまをおりるのが好すきだった。↗

  The professional skier liked to "hot-dog" down the mountain.
• 芸当げいとう
  nounStunt as a daring trick or feat: an audacious, improbable act that draws amazement. Its range is broad, also covering performance and feat in the general senses.
  私はその犬いぬを芸当げいとうができるように訓練くんれんした。↗

  I trained the dog to do tricks.

Use 曲芸 for physical acrobatic stunts, 「スタント」 for film and television stunts, and 「離れ業」 or 芸当 for remarkable feats, with 「離れ業」 stressing extraordinary skill and 芸当 the audacity of the act.

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• 曲芸きょくげいacrobatics
• スタントstunt
• 離れ業はなれわざstunt
• 芸当げいとうperformance