Shujinkou

JLPT N1

主人公 (Shujinkou) is a Japanese noun meaning “protagonist, main character, hero, heroine”.

Meanings

  1. nounprotagonist; main character; hero; heroine
  2. nounhead (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

Examples

  • The hero died at the end of the book.

  • The play concludes with the hero's death.

  • A protagonist as plain and ordinary as him is rare indeed.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 主人公

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