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主 kanji
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
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On readings
シュスシュウ
Kun readings
ぬしおもあるじ
Words with 主
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —先願主義first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system
- —三猿主義the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"
- —三無主義the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
- —成果主義results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
- —白兵主義strategy of close-quarters fighting
- —白豪主義White Australia Policy (pre-1966 Australian immigration policy)
- —建前主義tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake
- —名目主義tokenism
- —孫文主義(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
- —自主独往independent way of life
- —単独主義unilateralism
- —秘密主義secretiveness
- —主権国家sovereign nation
- —人種主義racism
- —業績主義meritocracy; performance-based system; achievement-based system
- —自前主義(principle of) self-sufficiency
- —啓蒙主義illuminism; enlightenment
- —集団主義groupism; group mentality; collectivism
- —主要業務primary business; primary function; primary focus
- —日本主義Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement