ヒーロー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English hero.

Pronunciation

Noun

ヒーロー (rōmaji hīrō)

  1. a hero (person of great bravery)
    • 1997 July 9, Takahashi, Kazuki, “遊闘バトル23　アメリカン・ヒーロー〈後こう編へん〉 [Battle 23: American Hero ‹Last Chapter›]”, in 遊ゆう☆戯ぎ☆王おう [King of Games], volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 81:
      友 (とも)也 (や)…パパは間 (ま)違 (ちが)っていたよ……このマスクに隠 (かく)れていた…友 (とも)達 (だち)のために傷 (きず)ついた顔 (かお)こそが本 (ほん)当 (とう)のヒーローの顔 (かお)だったんだね…
      Tomoya… papa wa machigatteita yo…… Kono masuku ni kakureteita… tomodachi no tame ni kizutsuita kao koso ga hontō no hīrō no kao dattan da ne…
      Tomoya… I was wrong…… Under this mask… the face that took a beating for friends, was the true face of a hero…
    • 2009 August 24 [Nov 7 2006], Kageyama, Naoyuki, “ＧＸジーエックス－２　その名なは万まん城じょう目め‼ [GX-2: That Name is Manjōme‼]”, in 遊ゆう☆戯ぎ☆王おうGXジーエックス [King of Games GX], volume 1 (fiction), 22nd edition, Tokyo, →ISBN, page 49:
      Ｅ・ＨＥＲＯエレメンタルヒーロー エアーマンを攻こう撃げき表ひょう示じで召しょう喚かん‼
      Erementaru HĪRŌ Eāman o Kōgeki Hyōji de Shōkan‼
      I Summon Elemental HERO Airman in Attack Mode‼
    • 2013 April 7 [Dec 9 2012], ONE; Murata, Yusuke, “１撃げき目め　一撃げき [1st Hit: One Hit]”, in ONEPUNCH-MAN【ワンパンマン】 [ONE-PUNCH MAN], volume 1 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19:
      何 (なに)者 (もの)だお前 (まえ)は
      Nanimono da omae wa
      Who the hell are you?
      趣 (しゅ)味 (み)でヒーローをやっている者 (もの)だ
      Shumi de hīrō o yatteiru mono da
      Just a guy who does hero stuff as a hobby
      なんだその適 (てき)当 (とう)な設 (せっ)定 (てい)は…
      Nan da sono tekitō na settei wa…
      What a half-ass setup…
    • 2016, Lynn as Chloe Price, ライフ イズ ストレンジ [Life Is Strange], Dontnod Entertainment, Square Enix:
      マックスはあたしのヒーローだ
      Makkusu wa atashi no hīrō da
      You’re my hero, Max
  2. a hero (main protagonist)

Usage notes
  • In the sense of "protagonist", this word generally refers to male characters. ヒロイン (hiroin) is used for female protagonists instead.

See also
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