主 — owner, main, lord
ぬし
主
owner
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
people
U+4E3B
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #95
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #284
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- owner
- main
- lord
- master
word
ぬし nushi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しゅ shu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
す ・ず su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Appears in idioms
Components
Used as component in (5)
Indicative compound (指事). 王 (king/pillar) with a dot (丶) atop — a flame burning above a lamp stand. The master or lord.