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Japanese symbol for “heroine”

Romaji: eiyuu
hero; heroine; great person

In Japanese, heroine is , read (eiyuu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n hero; heroine; great person
  2. n Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
  3. n Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

Kanji and stroke order

England, English, hero
on: エイ
kun: はなぶさ
8 strokes · JLPT 3
masculine, male, hero
on: ユウ
kun: お-、おす、おん
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “heroine”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅじんこう shujinkouprotagonist; main character; hero
ヒロイン hiroinheroine; female protagonist
じょけつ joketsuheroine; great woman; brave woman
ゆうふ yuufuheroine; brave woman
れつじょ retsujoheroine

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいご eigoEnglish (language)
えいぶん eibunEnglish writing; English sentence; English text
えいわ eiwaEnglish-Japanese
えいこく eikokuUnited Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
えいやく eiyakuEnglish translation
ゆうだい yuudaigrand; magnificent; majestic
しゆう shiyuumale and female (animals); the two sexes
ゆうべん yuubeneloquence; fluency (of speech)

See also: Chinese symbol for “heroine”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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