Moto 主: Lord; Chief; MasterKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シュ、ス、シュウ
- Kun'yomi
- ぬし、おも、あるじ
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 1,157 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シュ・ス・シュウ)
- 喪主もしゅchief mourner
- 民主みんしゅdemocracy; popular sovereignty
- 主催しゅさいsponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion
- 主婦しゅふhousewife; mistress (of the house)
- 主席しゅせきhead; chief
- 主張しゅちょうclaim; insistence
- 主義しゅぎdoctrine; rule
- 主要しゅようchief; main
- 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこくDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
- 民主党みんしゅとうDemocratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party)
- 主導しゅどうleadership; initiative
- 民主主義みんしゅしゅぎdemocracy
- 社会主義しゃかいしゅぎsocialism
- 自主じしゅindependence; autonomy
- 主体しゅたいmain constituent; core
- 主力しゅりょくmain force; chief object
- 主権しゅけんsovereignty; supremacy
- 主人しゅじんhead (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
- 主人公しゅじんこうprotagonist; main character
- 主任しゅにんperson in charge; senior staff
- 主役しゅやくleading part; leading actor
- 主流しゅりゅうmainstream; commonplace
- 主将しゅしょうcommander-in-chief; supreme commander
- 主導権しゅどうけんhegemony; leadership
- 主演しゅえんstarring; playing the leading part
- 共産主義きょうさんしゅぎcommunism; collectivism
- 民族主義みんぞくしゅぎnationalism
- 主義者しゅぎしゃadvocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist
- 資本主義しほんしゅぎcapitalism
- 民主的みんしゅてきdemocratic
- 自主的じしゅてきindependent; autonomous
- 主題しゅだいsubject; theme
- 主宰しゅさいsupervision; superintendence
- 店主てんしゅshopkeeper; storekeeper
- 主軸しゅじくmain spindle; main shaft
- 主としてしゅとしてmainly; chiefly
- 主治医しゅじいattending physician; physician in charge
- 自由主義じゆうしゅぎliberalism
- 主幹しゅかんchief editor; managing editor
- 主食しゅしょくstaple food
- 主因しゅいんprimary cause; main factor
- 主戦しゅせんadvocacy of war
- 主眼しゅがんmain purpose; chief aim
- 主砲しゅほうmain battery; main armament
- 主計局しゅけいきょくbudget bureau
- 亭主ていしゅhousehold head; master
- 軍国主義ぐんこくしゅぎmilitarism
- 主税局しゅぜいきょく(Japanese) Tax Bureau
- 主体的しゅたいてきindependent; responsible
- 主管しゅかんsupervision; management
- 君主くんしゅruler; monarch
- 帝国主義ていこくしゅぎimperialism
- 全体主義ぜんたいしゅぎtotalitarianism
- 主査しゅさchief examiner or investigator
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 株主かぶぬしshareholder; stockholder
- 主におもにmainly; primarily
- 持ち主もちぬしowner; proprietor
- 地主じぬしlandowner; landlord
- 飼い主かいぬし(pet) owner; keeper
- 家主やぬしlandlord; landlady
Showing the 60 most common of 1,157 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 主
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