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主人公 (しゅじんこう): protagonist — Japanese vocabulary

主人公 is read しゅじんこう and means "protagonist". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

主人公

Reading
しゅじんこう · shujinkou
Translation
protagonist
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
しゅじんこうが

Example

主人公は、本の最後で死んだ。

しゅじんこうは、ほんのさいごでしんだ。

The hero died at the end of the book.

Kanji in this word

  • 主 — Lord, Chief, Master
  • 人 — person
  • 公 — Public, Prince, Official

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