タレント

タレント

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語), from English talent, cf. Korean 탤런트 (taelleonteu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta̠ɾẽ̞nto̞]

Noun

タレント (rōmaji tarento)

1. marked ability or skill, talent
2. one with a talent
3. a television star
   1. a TV actor, TV actress
   2. a television or public personality, especially one not principally known for acting or other lively arts
      • 2016 November 27, “Tarento wa nani o shigoto suru ka? [What work does tarento do?]”, in Narrow‎:

        タレントは、公 (こう)の場 (じょう)やテレビ番組 (ばんぐみ)に出 (で)てこそ意 (い)味 (み)があり、本 (ほん)業 (ぎょう)の仕 (し)事 (ご)と言 (とい)えます。 […] 芸 (げい)人 (にん)は、逆 (ぎゃく)に舞台 (ぶたい)や劇場 (げきじょう)が中 (ちゅう)心 (しん)の仕事 (しごと)となり多 (おお)くの人 (ひと)は、テレビより舞台 (ぶたい)や劇場 (げきじょう)が仕事場 (しごとば)になります。

        Tarento wa, kō no jō ya terebi bangumi ni dete koso imi ga ari, hongyō no shigoto to iemasu. […] geinin wa, gyakuni butai ya gekijō ga chūshin no shigoto to nari ōku no hito wa, terebi yori butai ya gekijō ga shigotoba ni narimasu.

        Tarento means one who appears in public or on television, and this can be said to be the main occupation. […] Geinin in contrast mainly work on stage or in the theater, and for many people the theater rather than television is their workplace.

See also

• 芸 (げい)能 (のう)人 (じん) (geinōjin, “entertainer, celebrity”)
• 芸 (げい)人 (にん) (geinin, “actor, performer”)