主
Kanji · JLPT N4 · People and family
主 Lord, Chief, Master, Main Thing, Principal
On'yomi Chinese-derived reading
しゅ、す、しゅう
Mostly used when 主 combines with other kanji in compound words.
Kun'yomi native Japanese reading
ぬし、おも、あるじ
Mostly used when 主 stands alone.
- Strokes
- 5
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary year 3
- Frequency
- #95
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