Where does “聲優” come from?

聲優 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 声優, from Japanese 声, from Middle Chinese 聲 — sound, voice.

聲優 (Chinese): seiyuu; voice actor in general

Definitions

  1. seiyuu; voice actor in general

Ancestry of “聲優”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese声優voice actor; voice actress
2Japanese声voice; voice, speech; tone
3Middle Chinese聲sound, voice
Every word from Middle Chinese 聲 →Every word from Japanese 声 →Every word from Japanese 声優 →