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主

N4

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • lord
  • chief
  • master
  • main thing
  • principal

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シュ
  • ス
  • シュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ぬし
  • おも
  • あるじ
Strokes
5
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#65
School Grade
Grade 3
Radical
丶#3 · dot

Components

Common Words

  • 主おもna-adjective
    chief, main, principal
  • 喪主もしゅNoun
    chief mourner
  • 民主みんしゅNoun
    democracy, popular sovereignty
  • 主催しゅさいNoun
    sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices), promotion, organizing
  • 主婦しゅふNoun
    housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker
  • 主席しゅせきNoun
    head, chief
  • 主張しゅちょうNoun
    claim, insistence, assertion
  • 主義しゅぎNoun
    doctrine, rule, principle

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

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