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勇者 (ゆうしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

勇ゆう者しゃ

also: ゆうじゃ

ゆ

う

しゃ

Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

hero; brave person; man of valor

Refers to a courageous person, often in a literary, historical, or fantasy context. Can be used for both male and female heroes, though traditional glosses lean masculine.

See also: 勇士

彼かれは村むらを救すくった

勇ゆう

者しゃ

と

し

て

語かた

り

継つ

が

れ

て

いる

。

He is remembered as the hero who saved the village.

その物もの語がたりでは、若わかい勇ゆう者しゃがドラゴンに立たち向むかう。

In that story, a young hero confronts a dragon.

Usage patterns

伝でん説せつの勇ゆう者しゃlegendary hero
彼かれは伝でん説せつの勇ゆう者しゃとして語かたられている。
He is spoken of as a legendary hero.
勇ゆう者しゃとして〈動どう詞し〉to act/fight as a hero
彼かれは勇ゆう者しゃとして村むらを守まもった。
He protected the village as a hero.
勇ゆう者しゃが魔ま王おうを倒たおすthe hero defeats the demon lord (common fantasy plot)
このゲームでは勇ゆう者しゃが魔ま王おうを倒たおす物もの語がたりだ。
This game tells the story of a hero defeating the demon lord.

Kanji

勇courage, cheer up, be in high spirits
者someone, person

Related words

勇ゆう士し
勇士 highlights a brave warrior or soldier in battle, while 勇者 is a broader term for any courageous figure, including fantasy heroes.
英えい雄ゆうN2
英雄 is a grander term for a legendary or historically great hero, whereas 勇者 focuses on personal bravery and fits everyday or fictional contexts.
丈夫ますらおN1
勇者 means a brave hero and is common in modern fantasy contexts, whereas 丈夫（ますらお）evokes a classical, almost mythological ideal of manhood.
豪ごう傑けつ
勇者 highlights courage itself, often for a warrior or adventurer, whereas 豪傑 conveys a broader sense of exceptional, almost mythic personal greatness beyond mere bravery.

Opposites

チキンN1
勇者 describes a brave, courageous person, the opposite of チキン used to mean a coward.
臆おく病びょう者もの
勇者 means a brave person or hero, the direct opposite of 臆病者, a coward.

Don't confuse with

勇ゆう士し
勇士 and 勇者 both mean 'brave person,' but 勇士 is specifically a soldier or fighter in combat, while 勇者 can be a hero in any story or moral sense.

Counted with

人にん
counter for people

Written forms

勇者Usage100%
- ゆうしゃ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ゆうしゃ is the most common.
- ゆうじゃ
  Alternate reading, less common and somewhat archaic or literary.
ゆうじゃ

Etymology

Compound of 勇 (bravery) and 者 (person). The reading ゆうしゃ is the standard on'yomi combination; the variant ゆうじゃ reflects a historical voiced reading of 者.