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主

Lord

WaniKani level 4JLPT N4Joyo grade 3Top 500 · #955 strokes

Meanings

Lord, Chief, Master, Main Thing, Principal

On'yomi

しゅ、 す、 しゅう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ぬし、 おも、 あるじ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 主

主 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

主 (Lord) is taught on WaniKani at level 4 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #95 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 4

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Words using 主

家主やぬしlandlord株主かぶぬしshareholder救世主きゅうせいしゅsaviour共産主義きょうさんしゅぎcommunism君主くんしゅmonarch軍国主義ぐんこくしゅぎmilitarismご主人ごしゅじんyour husband資本主義しほんしゅぎcapitalism自主じしゅindependence自主的じしゅてきindependent社会主義しゃかいしゅぎsocialism主ぬしhead (of a household, etc.)主たるしゅたるmain主としてしゅとしてmainly主におもにmainly主因しゅいんprimary cause

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