出演

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 出演, read しゅつえん, and it combines 出, meaning go out or appear, with 演, meaning perform.
• Basic usage: 出演 is appearing as a performer, actor, or guest in a play, broadcast, film, or other program.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A scheduled appearance and an invitation to appear
  • The forms are 出演する and 出演. The first says a friend will take part in a play, while the second concerns declining a request to appear on a program.
• A friend in a local play and a declined program invitation
  • 友人が町の演劇に出演することになった。 — My friend will appear in a local play.
  • 番組への出演依頼を丁寧に断った。 — I politely declined the invitation to appear on the program.