"主人公" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕɨᵝʑĩŋko̞ː] Forms: 主人公 [canonical] (ruby: (しゅ), (じん), (こう)), shujinkō [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 主人公 (MC tsyuX nyin kuwng). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しゅじんこう}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|主人公}} 主人公 (MC tsyuX nyin kuwng) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しゅじんこう}} 主(しゅ)人(じん)公(こう) • (shujinkō)
  1. a protagonist (main character) Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Narratology Related terms: 主人 (shujin) (ruby: (しゅ), (じん)), ヒーロー (hīrō), ヒロイン (hiroin), 敵役 (katakiyaku) (ruby: (かたき), (やく))

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