Is there a difference between these words for “hero”? I've learned that hero could be translated as: * * * * Aside from (which seems just to be roumaji version of hero), is there any usage difference among them?

is most normally used for heros whose status as such is established. implies an American hero. For example, Beethoven's third symphony is called in Japanese, but no one would call it . means someone who is brave, and is not the same as hero. is not normally used.

Japanese hero shows are called , as it comes from the early hero shows like , , .