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英雄的 (えいゆうてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

英えい雄ゆう的てき

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Meanings

1

Describes actions, efforts, or qualities that are exceptionally brave or noble, like those of a hero.

彼かれの英えい雄ゆう的てきな行こう動どうが多おおくの人ひとを救すくっ

た

。

His heroic actions saved many people.

英えい雄ゆう的てきな努ど力りょくにもかかわらず、計けい画かくは失しっ敗ぱいした。

Despite heroic efforts, the plan failed.

Kanji

英England, English, hero
雄masculine, male, hero
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

壮そう烈れつ
英雄的 broadly means 'heroic', whereas 壮烈 specifically highlights the intense emotional impact of the bravery, often in a fatal or extreme situation.

Built from

英えい雄ゆう+的てき

Etymology

英雄 (hero) + 的 (-like, -ic). The suffix 的 is productive for forming adjectival nouns from nouns.