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主役

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

主役 — “leading role, main character, protagonist”

主役 (read しゅやく) means leading role, main character, protagonist. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しゅやく

Meaning

leading role, main character, protagonist

主役 in a sentence

映画えいがの主役しゅやく。

The lead role in the movie.

The kanji in 主役

主owner, master
役role, duty

Words that share a kanji with 主役

主おも— main, principal, chief
主におもに— mainly, chiefly, primarily
主人しゅじん— husband, master (of the house)
ご主人ごしゅじん— (your/someone else's) husband
主義しゅぎ— principle, doctrine, -ism
主張しゅちょう— assertion, insistence, claim
主婦しゅふ— housewife
主要しゅよう— main, principal, major

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