No. 2,454 in Japanese
主人公
Protagonist; main character.
In a sentence
主人公は、物語の中心的な存在です。
The protagonist is the central figure of the story.
Used to denote the main character in a narrative, emphasizing their importance.
暗い影が主人公を追い詰めるシーンが印象的でした。
The scene where a dark shadow corners the protagonist was impactful.
Used to describe a specific role within a narrative, focusing on events concerning the protagonist.
この映画では、主人公が自分の使命を発見する過程がテーマです。
In this movie, the process where the protagonist discovers their mission is the theme.
Used to reference the development of the main character as part of the overarching theme of a story.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “主人公” in actual Japanese podcasts.
Find “主人公” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Japanese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 日本語, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Japanese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).