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JLPT N1 · Noun

英雄 (eiyuu)

英雄 (えいゆう, eiyuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “hero; heroine”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
えいゆう
Romaji
eiyuu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. hero; heroine; great person · noun
  2. Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804) · noun
  3. Heroic Polonaise (Chopin) · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

英雄も従者にはただの人。
No man is a hero to his valet.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 英雄

英
England, English, heroエイ・はなぶさ · 8 strokes
雄
masculine, male, heroユウ・お-・おす · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 英雄.

英語えいごEnglish (language)英文えいぶんEnglish writing英和えいわEnglish-Japanese和英わえいJapanese-English英字えいじEnglish letter雄おすmale (animal, plant)

Source: JMdict entry 1174680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.