主 — kanji meaning “lord”
主
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
- Meanings
- lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
- On'yomi
- シュ (shu)、ス (su)、シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi
- ぬし、おも、あるじ
- Name readings
- かず、ず、もん
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #95 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 3
- Chinese reading
- zhǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 主
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
| 主催 | しゅさい shusai | sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing |
| 主要 | しゅよう shuyou | chief; main; principal |
| 主人 | しゅじん shujin | head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress |
| 主演 | しゅえん shuen | starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part |
| 自主 | じしゅ jishu | independence; autonomy; self-reliance |
| 主婦 | しゅふ shufu | housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker |
| 株主 | かぶぬし kabunushi | shareholder; stockholder |
| 主体 | しゅたい shutai | main constituent; core; nucleus |
| 主役 | しゅやく shuyaku | leading part; leading actor; leading actress |
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