What does 主人公 mean?
主人公 is a Japanese noun meaning “protagonist” in English. It can also be translated as “head (of a household)” depending on context. It is written as 主人公 in kanji, しゅじんこう in hiragana, and shujinkou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
主人公は、本の最後で死んだ。
The hero died at the end of the book.