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勇者 (ゆうしゃ, yuusha) Japanese meaning: hero | Kotomora
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語かた
り
継つ
が
れ
て
いる
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He is remembered as the hero who saved the village.
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
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
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)
This game tells the story of a hero defeating the demon lord.
Kanji 勇 courage, cheer up, be in high spirits Related words 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.
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.
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 勇者 describes a brave, courageous person, the opposite of チキン used to mean a coward.
勇者 means a brave person or hero, the direct opposite of 臆病者, a coward.
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.
