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英雄: hero, heroine, great person | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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英雄

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英雄(えいゆう)

えいゆう

hero, heroine, great person

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Reading and meaning Example sentences Kanji in this lesson

Reading and meaning

Reading: えいゆう
Romaji: eiyuu
Meaning: hero, heroine, great person
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

彼(かれ)は国民(こくみん)に英雄(えいゆう)として称(たた)えられた。
He was praised by the people as a hero.
歴史(れきし)は勝者(しょうしゃ)を英雄(えいゆう)に仕立(した)てることがある。
History sometimes turns victors into heroes.
英雄(えいゆう)の名(な)にふさわしい勇気(ゆうき)を示(しめ

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した。

He showed courage worthy of a hero.

民衆(みんしゅう)は彼(かれ)を戦場(せんじょう)から生還(せんかん)した英雄(えいゆう)として迎(むか)えた。

The people welcomed him as a hero who had returned alive from the battlefield.

Kanji in this lesson

英England, English, hero, outstanding, calyxJLPT N3 雄masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellenceJLPT N3