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Jiten frequency #230JLPT 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

Reading usage

Most common words using this kanji

主(ぬし)head (of a household, etc.) #2690主(しゅ)人(じん)head (of a household) #2793持(も)ち主(ぬし)owner #2805主(しゅ)張(ちょう)claim #2943主(しゅ)人(じん)公(こう)protagonist #3276主(おも)にmainly #3726主(しゅ)役(やく)leading part #4146ご主(しゅ)人(じん)your husband #5724主(しゅ)義(ぎ)doctrine #6023ご主(しゅ)人(じん)様(さま)master #7025店(てん)主(しゅ)shopkeeper #7206主(しゅ)(one's) master #7657坊(ぼう)主(ず)Buddhist priest #7682主(おも)なchief #8389飼(か)い主(ぬし)(pet) owner #8537主(しゅ)婦(ふ)housewife #9274主(しゅ)催(さい)sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices) #10028当(とう)主(しゅ)(present) head of a family #10462お主(ぬし)you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors) #10989救(きゅう)世(せい)主(しゅ)saviour #12013

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