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).
主
人
shujin
husband
主
人
公
shujinkou
protagonist
主
体
shutai
subject
自
主
jishu
independent
主
役
shuyaku
leading role
主
流
shuryuu
mainstream
主
題
shudai
subject
主
と
し
て
shutoshite
mainly
店
主
tenshu
shopkeeper
主
力
shuryoku
main force
主
た
る
shutaru
main
君
主
kunshu
monarch
主
語
shugo
subject (grammar)
主
題
歌
shudaika
theme song
民
主
minshu
democracy
主
要
shuyou
main
主
観
shukan
subjectivity
主
席
shuseki
chairman
主
治
医
shujii
attending physician
救
世
主
kyuuseishu
savior
主
義
shugi
principle
主
張
shuchou
claim
主
婦
shufu
housewife
主
演
shuen
starring
主
導
shudou
leadership
主
任
shunin
person in charge
主
査
shusa
chief examiner
マ
ル
ク
ス
主
義
marukusushugi
Marxism
民
主
党
minshutou
Democratic Party
主
権
shuken
sovereignty
主
催
shusai
sponsorship
主
宰
shusai
supervision
主
旨
shushi
main point
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.