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主

Kanji meanings and readings

主

N4

lord; chief; master; main thing; principal

On reading
シュ、ス、シュウ
Kun reading
ぬし、おも、あるじ
Radical
丶
Illustration of 主なる
N1

おもなる

main; principal; important

Illustration of 主に
N3

おもに

mainly; primarily

Illustration of 主人公
N1

しゅじんこう

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

Illustration of 主任
N1

しゅにん

person in charge; responsible official

Illustration of 主体
N1

しゅたい

subject; main constituent

Illustration of 主催
N1

しゅさい

organization; sponsorship

Illustration of 主婦
N3

しゅふ

housewife; mistress

Illustration of 主導
N1

しゅどう

main leadership

Illustration of 主張
N3

しゅちょう

claim; request; insistence; assertion

Illustration of 主役
N2

しゅやく

leading part; leading actor (actress)

Illustration of 主権
N1

しゅけん

sovereignty; supremacy; dominion

Illustration of 主演
N1

しゅえん

starring; playing the leading part

Illustration of 主義
N3

しゅぎ

doctrine; rule; principle

Illustration of 主要
N3

しゅよう

chief; main; principal; major

Illustration of 主観
N1

しゅかん

subjectivity; subject; ego

Illustration of 主語
N2

しゅご

(gram) subject

Illustration of 主題
N1

しゅだい

subject; theme; motif

Illustration of 主食
N1

しゅしょく

staple food

Illustration of 君主
N1

くんしゅ

ruler; monarch

Illustration of 地主
N1

じぬし

landlord

Illustration of 家主
N2

やぬし

landlord

Illustration of 御主人
N4

ごしゅじん

(honorable) your husband

Illustration of 民主
N1

みんしゅ

democratic; the head of the nation

Illustration of 自主
N1

じしゅ

independence; autonomy