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Kanji 主: meaning "Lord, Chief, Master", readings, stroke order

The kanji 主 means "Lord, Chief, Master". On'yomi: シュ、ス; kun'yomi: ぬし、おも. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Lord, Chief, Master
On'yomi
シュス· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
ぬしおも
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 主

  • ご主人 ごしゅじん — (your, her) husband
  • 主義 しゅぎ — doctrine, cause, principle
  • 主婦 しゅふ — housewife
  • 主要 しゅよう — chief, main
  • 主に おもに — mainly, primarily
  • 主観的 しゅかんてき — Subjective
  • 主観的 しゅかんてき — Subjective
  • 主張 しゅちょう — Assertion / argument
  • 主語 しゅご — (gram) subject
  • 主人 しゅじん — (one's own) husband
  • 主役 しゅやく — leading part
  • 民主~ みんしゅ~ — democratic

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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