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主人公
しゅじんこう
N1
noun
Meanings
1
protagonist
2
main character
3
hero
4
head (of a household)
5
proprietor (of a store)
Example sentence
彼ほど平々凡々たる主人公は珍しい。
A protagonist as plain and ordinary as him is rare indeed.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 主人公 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
主
Lord, Chief, Master
5 strokes
人
Person
2 strokes
公
Public, Prince, Official
4 strokes
More words with
主
主張
しゅちょう ·
claim
N3
喪主
もしゅ ·
chief mourner
主婦
しゅふ ·
housewife
N3
主催
しゅさい ·
organization
N1
主要
しゅよう ·
chief
N3
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主義
しゅぎ ·
doctrine
N3
民主～
みんしゅ～ ·
democratic
N2
民主
みんしゅ ·
democracy
More words with
人
老人
ろうじん ·
the aged
N3
外国人
がいこくじん ·
foreigner
N5
人事
じんじ ·
human resources
N2
友人
ゆうじん ·
friend (formal)
N3
人口
じんこう ·
population
N4
人生
じんせい ·
(human) life (e.g., conception to death)
N3
人気
ひとけ ·
sign of life
N1
一人
ひとり ·
one person
N5
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