主

5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

Kun'yomi
  • ぬし
    		head (of a household, etc.) ②owner ③you
  • おも
    		chief ②main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
  • あるじ
    		head (of a household) ②entertaining someone as one's guest
On'yomi
  • シュ
    		(one's) master ②leader (of a country, group, etc.) ③Lord ④main thing
  • ス
    		honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
  • シュウ
    		(one's) master
Nanori
  • かず
  • ず
  • もん

Main Radical

丶(KanXi) 亠(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

シュ 65.0%
あるじ 18.5%
ぬし 7.6%
ス 4.3%
ず 4.3%
シュウ 0.2%
おも 0.0%

Character Breakdown

lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)

Contained In

住 往 柱 注 註 隹 駐 麈

Common Words

しゅ
主
じん
人
head (of a household) ②one's husband ③(one's) employer ④host
しゅ
主
じん
人
こう
公
protagonist ②head (of a household)
　
ご
しゅ
主
じん
人
さま
様
master ②Your lordship ③husband
も
持
　
ち
ぬし
主
owner
こう
公
しゅ
主
princess
しゅ
主
やく
役
leading part
　
ご
しゅ
主
じん
人
your husband
ぼう
坊
ず
主
Buddhist priest ②close-cropped hair ③boy ④not catching anything
あるじ
主
head (of a household) ②entertaining someone as one's guest
おんな
女
あるじ
主
female owner
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References

Unicode hex code 4E3B
JIS X 0208 1-28-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 285
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 38
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1938
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 100
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 155
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 315
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 252
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 34
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.10
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 19
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 272
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f1.1
Four corner code 0010.4
De Roo Code 472