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主人公

Reading

Kana: しゅじんこう
Romaji: shujinkou
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Definitions

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story)

2

head of household

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: コウ、 ク、 おおやけ
Meanings: public, prince, official, governmental

Example Sentences

主人公(しゅじんこう)は、(ほん)最後(さいご)()んだ。
➥The hero died at the end of the book.
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この物語(ものがたり)(じょ)主人公(しゅじんこう)(おさな)少女(しょうじょ)です。
➥The heroine of this story is a little girl.
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しかし、主人公(しゅじんこう)(みずか)らの(あやま)りに()づいている。
➥However the protagonist is aware of his own mistakes.
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その(げき)主人公(しゅじんこう)()()わる。
➥The play concludes with the hero's death.
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(かれ)ほど平々凡々(へいへいぼんぼん)たる主人公(しゅじんこう)(めずら)しい。
➥A protagonist as plain and ordinary as him is rare indeed.
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主人公(しゅじんこう)は、子供(こども)(ころ)(おや)にほったらかしにされて(くる)しんだ。
➥The hero, as a child, suffered from parental neglect.
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