Japanese edit

Etymology edit

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 3
じん
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: 6
せい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

主人公(しゅじんこう) (shujinkō) + 補正(ほせい) (hosei).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝʑĩŋko̞ːho̞se̞ː]

Noun edit

(しゅ)(じん)(こう)()(せい) (shujinkōhosei

  1. (fiction) unusual luck or abilities given to the protagonist as plot devices (e.g. a hero can always survive enemy attacks because he can not be removed from the story)