Jiten

主 Kanji meaning "lord, chief, master"

Jiten frequency #228JLPT N4Grade 3Kanken Level 8WaniKani Level 4RTKKLC Volume 3TMW Trainee5 strokes

Meanings

lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

On'yomi

シュスシュウ

Kun'yomi

ぬしおもあるじ

Composed of

Radical: 丶 (dot), inside 亠

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Kanji containing 主(7)

Reading usage

主(しゅ)張(ちょう)claim#2838主(しゅ)人(じん)head (of a household)#2855主(しゅ)人(じん)公(こう)protagonist#3231主(しゅ)役(やく)leading part#4174主(しゅ)義(ぎ)doctrine#6014ご主(しゅ)人(じん)your husband#6118店(てん)主(しゅ)shopkeeper#7047ご主(しゅ)人(じん)様(さま)master#7086主(しゅ)(one's) master#7612主(しゅ)婦(ふ)housewife#9466

Most common words using this kanji

主(ぬし)head (of a household, etc.)#2606持(も)ち主(ぬし)owner#2757主(しゅ)張(ちょう)claim#2838主(しゅ)人(じん)head (of a household)#2855主(しゅ)人(じん)公(こう)protagonist#3231主(おも)にmainly#3558主(しゅ)役(やく)leading part#4174主(しゅ)義(ぎ)doctrine#6014ご主(しゅ)人(じん)your husband#6118店(てん)主(しゅ)shopkeeper#7047ご主(しゅ)人(じん)様(さま)master#7086主(しゅ)(one's) master#7612坊(ぼう)主(ず)Buddhist priest#7727主(おも)なchief#7914飼(か)い主(ぬし)(pet) owner#8446主(しゅ)婦(ふ)housewife#9466主(しゅ)催(さい)sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices)#9851当(とう)主(しゅ)(present) head of a family#10255お主(ぬし)you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)#11347救(きゅう)世(せい)主(しゅ)saviour#11351