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
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ご主人ごしゅじん | ごしゅじん | (your, her) husband | N4 |
| 主義しゅぎ | しゅぎ | doctrine, cause, principle | N3 |
| 主張しゅちょう | しゅちょう | claim, insistence, assertion | N3 |
| 主婦しゅふ | しゅふ | housewife | N3 |
| 主要しゅよう | しゅよう | chief, main | N3 |
| 主におもに | おもに | mainly, primarily | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 主語しゅご | しゅご | (gram) subject | N2 |
| 主人しゅじん | しゅじん | (one's own) husband | N2 |
| 主役しゅやく | しゅやく | leading part | N2 |
| 民主~みんしゅ | みんしゅ | democratic | N2 |
| 家主やぬし | やぬし | landlord | N2 |
| 主ぬし | ぬし | owner, master, god | N1 |
| 君主くんしゅ | くんしゅ | ruler, monarch | N1 |
| 自主じしゅ | じしゅ | independence, autonomy | N1 |
| 主導しゅどう | しゅどう | main leadership | N1 |
| 主任しゅにん | しゅにん | person in charge, responsible official | N1 |
| 地主じぬし | じぬし | landlord | N1 |
| 主しゅ | しゅ | owner, master, god | N1 |
| 主演しゅえん | しゅえん | starring, playing the leading part | N1 |
| 主観しゅかん | しゅかん | subjectivity, subject, ego | N1 |
| 主権しゅけん | しゅけん | sovereignty | N1 |
| 主催しゅさい | しゅさい | organization, sponsorship, to host | N1 |
| 主食しゅしょく | しゅしょく | staple food | N1 |
| 主人公しゅじんこう | しゅじんこう | protagonist | N1 |
| 主体しゅたい | しゅたい | subject, main constituent | N1 |
| 主題しゅだい | しゅだい | subject, theme, motif | N1 |
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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