ヒロイン

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Japanese[edit]

 ヒロイン on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English heroine.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ヒロイン (hiroin

  1. a heroine (female hero)

Usage notes[edit]

  • 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.

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN