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KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小35 strokesRadical 丶#95 in newspapers

主 · lord, chief

主 is a kanji meaning lord, chief, master, main thing. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シュshu
  • スsu
  • シュウshū

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ぬしnushi
  • おもomo
  • あるじaruji

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 主 · 26 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 主
WordReadingMeaningLevel
ご主人ごしゅじん(your, her) husbandN4
主義しゅぎdoctrine, cause, principleN3
主張しゅちょうclaim, insistence, assertionN3
主婦しゅふhousewifeN3
主要しゅようchief, mainN3
主におもにmainly, primarilyN3
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More words that use 主
WordReadingMeaningLevel
主語しゅご(gram) subjectN2
主人しゅじん(one's own) husbandN2
主役しゅやくleading partN2
民主~みんしゅdemocraticN2
家主やぬしlandlordN2
主ぬしowner, master, godN1
君主くんしゅruler, monarchN1
自主じしゅindependence, autonomyN1
主導しゅどうmain leadershipN1
主任しゅにんperson in charge, responsible officialN1
地主じぬしlandlordN1
主しゅowner, master, godN1
主演しゅえんstarring, playing the leading partN1
主観しゅかんsubjectivity, subject, egoN1
主権しゅけんsovereigntyN1
主催しゅさいorganization, sponsorship, to hostN1
主食しゅしょくstaple foodN1
主人公しゅじんこうprotagonistN1
主体しゅたいsubject, main constituentN1
主題しゅだいsubject, theme, motifN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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