ヒロイン
Japanese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English heroine.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
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
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN