Where does “seiyuu” come from?

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

seiyuu (English): A voice actor in a native-language version anime,...

Definitions

  1. A voice actor in a native-language version anime,...

Ancestry of “seiyuu”, 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 →