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英雄 (えいゆう): hero, great man — Japanese vocabulary

英雄 is read えいゆう and means "hero, great man". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

英雄

Reading
えいゆう · eiyuu
Translation
hero, great man
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
えいゆうが

Example

私は英雄のいない小説は嫌いだ。

わたしはえいゆうのいないしょうせつはきらいだ。

I don't like a novel without a hero.

Kanji in this word

  • 英 — England, English
  • 雄 — male, hero

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