🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ウルトラマン

Pronunciation / Transliteration: urutoraman

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ultraman/ˈʌltɹəˌmæn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"ウルトラマンは日本の特撮テレビ番組を代表するヒーローです。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fictional Japanese superhero from a popular tokusatsu television franchise who can transform into a giant silver-and-red alien being to fight giant monsters.

    "The child eagerly collected action figures of Ultraman and his monstrous foes."
  2. 2

    A person embodying extreme strength, resilience, or heroic capabilities.

    "He worked through the night like an ultraman to finish the critical project."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix 'ultra-' (meaning beyond or extreme) combined with 'man'. The term was popularized by Tsuburaya Productions in 1966 as the titular character of the landmark Japanese tokusatsu television series, subsequently entering global pop culture.

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