【主】(shu, su, nushi, omo/ main, master, head) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N4

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 主.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・しゅ　shu
・す　su

For example,
・主人　しゅじん　shu-jin
It means (one's) master, husband

・主婦　しゅふ　shu-fu
It means housewife

・君主　くんしゅ　kun-shu
It means monarch

・自主　じしゅ　ji-shu
It means independence
・自主的　じしゅてき　ji-shu-teki
It means independent, voluntary

・主権　しゅけん　shu-ken
It means sovereignty

・民主　みんしゅ　min-shu
It means democracy
・民主主義　みんしゅしゅぎ　min-shu shu-gi
It also means democracy
主義 means principle

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・ぬし　nushi
・おも　omo

For example,
・主　ぬし　nushi
It means owner

・主　おも　omo
It means mainly

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
・主　あるじ　aruji
It means head (of a household)

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "主".
・main
・head (of a household)
・master

Radical

And the radical of this character is 丶　ten
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce a family name.
・村主　すぐり　Suguri

Personal name

These is a personal name using the Kanji for 主
・主税　ちから　Chikara

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 主
・佐々木 主浩　ささきかづひろ　Sasaki Kazuhiro
He is a former Major League Baseball player.
He was called Daimajin.

・村主 章枝　すぐりふみえ　Suguri Fumie
She is a former figure skater.

Look-alikes

Here is some kanji that are similar to 主
・王　おう　ou
It means king

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 主 in their composition
・住　じゅう、すむ　juu, su-mu
It means to live

・注　ちゅう、そそぐ　chuu, soso-gu
It means to pour

・往　ゆく、おう　yu-ku, ou
It means to go

・柱　ちゅう、はしら　chuu, hashira
It means pillar

・駐　ちゅう、とめる　chuu, to-meru
It means to park

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