主人公 (Shujinkou) is a Japanese noun meaning “protagonist, main character, hero, heroine”.
Meanings
- nounprotagonist; main character; hero; heroine
- nounhead (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
Examples
主人公は、本の最後で死んだ。
The hero died at the end of the book.
その劇は主人公の死で終わる。
The play concludes with the hero's death.
彼ほど平々凡々たる主人公は珍しい。
A protagonist as plain and ordinary as him is rare indeed.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).