しゅ

noun

  1. head, chief.
  2. chairman, governor, president.
  3. top student, head of the class.
  4. top seat, first desk (in orchestra).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅ
主席 しゅせき
しゅ
首席 しゅせき

Contained Kanji 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)
seat, mat, occasion
セキ むしろ (4th, N3)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)