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台本

だいほん

script, screenplay

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Examples

  1. 台本を暗記した。

    だいほんをあんきした。

    I memorized the script.

  2. 収録前に台本が配られた。

    しゅうろくまえにだいほんがくばられた。

    The scripts were handed out before the recording.

  3. その場面は台本にない台詞だったらしい。

    そのばめんはだいほんにないせりふだったらしい。

    Apparently that line in the scene was not in the script.

Common patterns

台本を読む
to read through the script
台本通りに
according to the script
台本にない
not in the script, unscripted

Memory tip

台本 is the physical booklet the cast and crew work from, including stage directions and cues; 脚本 is the written screenplay as a creative work, which is what gets a credit. 台本通り is also used figuratively for events that look staged.

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