主 — owner, main, lord
ぬし
主
owner
ぬし
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.
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Meanings
- owner
- main
- lord
- master
Readings
- On'yomi
- しゅ shu す su しゅう shuu
- Kun'yomi
- ぬし nushi おも omo あるじ aruji
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).
おも omo 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).
Words by frequency and grade
77 wordsEach dot is a word containing 主: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 37 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
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.