Vocabulary

What does 主人公 (しゅじんこう, shujinkou) mean?

主人公 (しゅじんこう, shujinkou) means protagonist, main character.

Quick facts
Readingしゅじんこう
Romajishujinkou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しゅじんこう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshujinkou

protagonist, main character

  1. 1noun protagonist; main character; hero
  2. 2noun head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

Example sentences

  • The protagonist of this novel is a young girl.

  • He was chosen as the drama's protagonist.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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