Kanji1 / 5
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)
On readings
シュスシュウ
Kun readings
ぬしおもあるじ
Words with 主
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —願主temple petitioner
- —旧主former lord
- —戸主head of a household
- —債主creditor
- —斎主master of religious ceremonies
- —主恩the favor (favour) of one's master
- —主音tonic; keynote
- —主家employer's house; master's house
- —主我ego; self
- —主格nominative case
- —主教bishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
- —主君lord; master
- —主刑principal penalty
- —主攻main attack
- —主事manager; director; superintendent; overseer
- —主上emperor
- —主色predominant color; predominant colour
- —主訴chief complaint
- —主潮main current
- —主調keynote; predominant element; main point