JLPT N1 · Noun

主人公 (shujinkou)

主人公 (しゅじんこう, shujinkou) is a Japanese noun meaning “protagonist; main character”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅじんこう
Romaji: shujinkou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

protagonist; main character; hero; heroine · noun
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store) · noun · honorific

Example sentences

主人公は、本の最後で死んだ。

The hero died at the end of the book.

Tatoeba #148695

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 主人公

主

lord, chief, masterシュ・ス・ぬし・おも · 5 strokes

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

公

public, prince, officialコウ・ク・おおやけ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 主人公.

ご主人ごしゅじんyour husband主義しゅぎdoctrine主張しゅちょうclaim主婦しゅふhousewife主要しゅようchief主におもにmainly主語しゅごsubject主人しゅじんhead (of a household)主役しゅやくleading part民主みんしゅdemocracy家主やぬしlandlord主ぬしhead (of a household, etc.)主しゅ(one's) master君主くんしゅmonarch

Source: JMdict entry 1325680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.