脇役

わきやく
supporting role
minor role

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わきやく【脇役】

supporting actor ［actress］

〖C〗わき役， 助演者；〖U〗 助演

He figured as a supporting actor in the play. 彼はその劇にわき役として登場した

supporting part ［role］

〖U〗〖C〗(劇の)わき役; minor part (in a play) 〖C〗劇のわき役.

¶ → 脇役を務める

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わきやく【脇役】

〔俳優〕 a supporting actor [actress]; a supporting player; 〔役〕 a supporting role [part]; 〔助ける立場〕 support. [⇒わき¹ 4]

●わき役に甘んじる rest content with a supporting role [taking a back seat, staying in the shadows]

・わき役にまわる take (on) a supporting role

・彼女はいつも表に出ずわき役に徹している. She always takes a supporting role out of the spotlight.

●わき役を務める support 《an actor》; play support; 〔陰に回って〕 play a subordinate part [secondary role]; play second fiddle 《to…》; 《米》 《口》 take a backseat 《to…》.

●彼は出演する映画ではたいていわき役だ. He plays a supporting role in most of the films he appears in.