正せい義ぎの味み方かた

expression, noun

champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; superhero

Set phrase often used in fiction, anime, and tokusatsu to describe a righteous hero who fights evil. Can be used seriously or playfully.

• 彼かれはまるで正せい義ぎの味み方かたのように悪わる者ものを倒たおした。

  He defeated the villains just like a champion of justice.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、正せい義ぎの味み方かたになりたかった。

  When I was a child, I wanted to be a superhero.