Meaning

Primary

One's Lines

Alternatives

Line, Remark

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A machine that can quickly generate a part of speech is handy for remembering one's lines on stage. If you forget your line, just activate the machine, and it will give you a helpful prompt: "Adjective! Adjective!"

台詞 usually means a line or speech in a play, movie, or drama — something a character says out loud. But it's also used in everyday talk when someone makes a remark that's clever, dramatic, or memorable, almost like quoting a line.

Reading

せりふ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this is an exception. Here's a mnemonic to help you:

One can also use the machine to print out one's lines as text, but it only prints in serif (せりふ) font. Sorry, Comic Sans folks — you'll have to wait for next year's model.

Context

Context Sentences

こんな長い台詞、よく覚えられるわね。

How can you remember such a long speech?

なんかウソっぽい台詞だね。

The lines sound kind of phony, don't they?

あの男優の「お前の態度が気に入らないんだ!」っていう台詞は、オレが考えたんだぜ。

I was the one who came up with that actor's line, "I don't like your attitude!"

Kanji Composition