1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   to act (a part); to play (a role)

2. 2.

   to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)

3. 3.

   to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself; to do something conspicuously; to make a scene

Example sentences

• 誰がお姫様の役を演じるの。

  Who will play the role of the princess?

• 彼女はジュリエットの役を演じるのに適任だ。

  She is a natural to play the part of Juliet.