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主

主 — lord, chief, master

On
シュ, ス, シュウ
Kun
ぬし, おも, あるじ
Strokes
5
JLPT
N4
School grade
3

Common words with 主

  • 喪主もしゅchief mournerCommon
  • 民主みんしゅdemocracy; popular sovereigntyCommon
  • 主義しゅぎdoctrine; rule; principle; -ismCommon

    それは私の主義に反する。
    That runs against my principles.

  • 主催しゅさいsponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; orga…Common
  • 主席しゅせきhead; chiefCommon
  • 主張しゅちょうclaim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenetCommon
  • 主婦しゅふhousewife; mistress (of the house); homemakerCommon
  • 主要しゅようchief; main; principal; majorCommon
  • 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこくDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRKCommon
  • 民主党みんしゅとうDemocratic PartyCommon
  • 株主かぶぬしshareholder; stockholderCommon
  • 自主じしゅindependence; autonomy; self-relianceCommon
  • 社会主義しゃかいしゅぎsocialismCommon
  • 主導しゅどうleadership; initiative; spearheadCommon
  • 民主主義みんしゅしゅぎdemocracyCommon
  • 主権しゅけんsovereignty; supremacy; dominionCommon
  • 主体しゅたいmain constituent; core; nucleusCommon
  • 主力しゅりょくmain force; main strengthCommon
  • 主人公しゅじんこうprotagonist; main character; hero; heroineCommon
  • 主任しゅにんperson in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; headCommon

With the N5–N4 kanji, you can read 119 words that use 主.

  • 自主 じしゅ independence; autonomy; self-reliance
  • 主体 しゅたい main constituent; core; nucleus
  • 主力 しゅりょく main force; main strength
  • 主人 しゅじん head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady
  • 主人公 しゅじんこう protagonist; main character; hero; heroine

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