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Kanji Detail for 主 - "master, main, owner"

主

  • Meaning

    主 means "master, main, owner."

    1. Master - A lord; a ruler.

    2. Main - Primary; principal; chief.

    3. Owner - One who possesses.

  • Words using 主

    • 喪主 もしゅ Listen chief mourner
    • 民主 みんしゅ Listen democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)
    • 主催 しゅさい Listen sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing
    • 主婦 しゅふ Listen housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
    • 主席 しゅせき Listen head; chief; chairman
    • 主張 しゅちょう Listen claim; insistence; assertion
    • 主義 しゅぎ Listen doctrine; rule; principle
    • 主要 しゅよう Listen chief; main; principal

  • Four-character idioms with 主

    • 人道主義 じんどうしゅぎ Listen humanism; humanitarianism
    • 利己主義 りこしゅぎ Listen egoism; egotism; selfishness
    • 三日坊主 みっかぼうず Listen person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker
    • 主客転倒 しゅかくてんとう Listen reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned
    • 主義主張 しゅぎしゅちょう Listen one's principles and position
    • 亭主関白 ていしゅかんぱく Listen domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost

  • Tattoo check: 主

    • Verified meaning: master, main, owner
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あるじ, すず, ちから, つかさ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 主

    Given names 主(あるじ)Listen 主(つかさ)Listen 主(まもる)Listen

    Surnames 主(すず)Listen 主(ちから)Listen 主(ぬし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lord; chief; master; main thing; principal

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    master, chief owner; host; lord

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to own; to host; master; host; lord

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Lord; ruler. In ancient times, feudal lords were masters of their state altars, and the emperor was master of all under heaven. Hence rulers are all called 主. | In old times, the head of a household was called 主. (Book of Rites) "A household cannot have two masters." House servants and slaves address their superiors as 主. | Having authority over affairs is called 主. Such as when legislative power is in the hands of the sovereign, it's called a monarchy (君主國); when in parliament, it's called a democracy (民主國). | Having ownership is called 主. Such as 田主 (landowner), 物主 (owner of property). | Where one's intention is directed is called 主. Such as 主張 (advocate), 主意 (idea). | Host and guest. Due to human social interaction, rituals were established to distinguish between self and others. Whenever a matter originates from me, I am the host, and others are called guests. By extension, when facing each other and dividing into two sides, clarifying where the main intention lies is all called 主. Such as discussing host and guest in writing. | To take someone as host is called 主. Confucius in Wei stayed with Yan Chouyou. See (Mencius). Meaning he lodged at his house and took him as host. | The tablet set up in ancestral temples to house the spirit is called 主. Such as 神主, 木主. Colloquially called memorial tablet. | The daughter of the emperor is called 主. When the emperor marries off his daughter, one of the Three Dukes presides over the wedding, hence called 公主 (princess). The abbreviated form is 主.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shu(シュ) シュ

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

    su(ス) ス

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    aruji(あるじ) あるじ

    nushi(ぬし) ぬし

    omo(おも) おも

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    丶 (ten・chobo)

  • Related Keywords

    master main owner administrator central fundamental important ruler head primary authority boss captain chief commander dominant emperor foremost host king landlord leader monarch principal proprietor supreme top

Sentences including 主

  • My shop is on the main street of the town.

  • They insist that he should go.

  • She has a clean heart.

  • She made a point of my attending the party.

  • He has a strong body.

  • Does somebody here own this watch?

  • He has a kind heart.

  • He is the captain of the team.

  • Who was in charge of today's party?

  • They say she and her husband can't agree on anything.

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