Word details

主人公

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 主人公.

Dictionary

Entry

主人公じんこうNounFreq #3573
1

protagonist; main character; hero; heroine

Examples
主人公は、本の最後で死んだ。
The hero died at the end of the book.
2

Honorific

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

5 strokesFrequency 95JLPT N3Grade 3

On

シュシュウ

Kun

ぬしおもあるじ

Nanori

かずもん

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

public, prince, official, governmental

4 strokesFrequency 118JLPT N2Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

おおやけ

Nanori

あきらきみきんたかただしともひろまさ

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