ヒロイン
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English heroine.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- 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.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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