ヒロイン

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Japanese

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 ヒロイン on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Borrowed from English heroine.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ヒロイン • (hiroin) 

  1. a heroine (female hero)

Usage notes

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  • Chiefly used in the sense of "female protagonist". In the sense of "person of great bravery", ヒーロー (hīrō, “hero”) may be used instead.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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