heroine vs woman

heroine and woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
heroine	Yes	No	No	No
woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of heroine; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than heroine:

heroine: a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
woman: an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

Other hypernyms of heroine include adult female.

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of heroine; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than heroine:

Other hypernyms of heroine include character, part, persona, role, theatrical role, adult female.

heroine (noun)	woman (noun)
a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds	women as a class
the main good female character in a work of fiction	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man