演技|えんぎengi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbacting; performance
   ケイトが演技えんぎを磨みがくために注そそぐ力ちからを邪魔じゃまする物ものは、何なんもありませんでした。↗

   Nothing could hinder Kate from using all her energy to polish her performances.

• Synonym芝居しばいNeutralCovers plays and drama as well as acting, as in 「芝居が上手い」; also pretense or putting on an act. More colloquial than 「演技」.
• SynonymパフォーマンスNeutralLoanword for a performance; also doing something just for show, or the performance of a machine or car.
• Related実演じつえんNeutralA live demonstration of how something is done, as in 「料理の実演」; the point is showing a method or technique, not acting a role.
• Related演ずるえんずるWrittenA written, formal verb for playing a role or putting on a play; the literary counterpart of 「演じる」.
• Related演じるえんじるNeutralVerb for playing a role or making some move, as in 「失態を演じる」; 「演技」 is the noun.
• Related公演こうえんNeutralA public performance by a theater troupe or orchestra, as in 「全国公演」; points to the performance event itself, not acting skill.
• Related出演しゅつえんNeutralAppearing on stage or on a program, as in 「ドラマに出演する」; the focus is on taking part in the show, not on acting skill.
• Related演芸えんげいWrittenWritten, formal term for popular stage entertainment such as rakugo and manzai, as in 「演芸場」; a genre of acts, not acting skill.
• Antonym本性ほんしょうNeutralOne's true, inborn character, the opposite of a feigned 「演技」, as in 「本性を現す」.

Use 「演技」 for an actor's acting skill; putting on an act can be 「演技」 or the more colloquial 「芝居」. For verbs, 「演じる」 means to play a role, 「出演」 to appear in a show, and 「公演」 a troupe's public performance.

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