“Master” or “Owner” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “主”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “主” means “Main”, “Host” or “Principally” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “主”
Jouyou Kanji “主” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 5 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | しゅ(shu) |
| す(su) | |
| Kun-Yomi | ぬし(nushi) |
| おも(omo) | |
| あるじ(aruji) | |
| つかさど(る)(tsukasado(ru)) | |
| Meanings | Master, Mistress, Head of a group, Owner, Proprietor |
| Main, Most | |
| Govern, Administer, Take charge of | |
| Host | |
| Self | |
| Calling word with familiarity for male from female. |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “主”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 主意(しゅい-shu i) | Main meaning, Main intention |
| 主因(しゅいん-shu i n) | Main cause, Primary cause, Main factor |
| 主演(しゅえん-shu e n) | Leading performer, Starring, Leading actor |
| 主家(しゅか-shu ka) | Employer’s house, Master’s house |
| 主我(しゅが-shu ga) | Ego, Self, The thought in which oneself is the main and others should follow him |
| 主客(しゅかく-shu ka ku) | Host and guest, Primary and subordinate, Principal and auxiliary |
| 主客転倒(しゅかくてんとう-shu ka ku te n to u) | Reversing the order of relative importance, Mistaking the insignificant for the essential |
| 主格(しゅかく-shu ka ku) | Nominative case, Subjective case |
| 主幹(しゅかん-shu ka n) | Leader of the task, Main controller, Chief Editor |
| 主観(しゅかん-shu ka n) | Subjectivity, Subjectiveness, One’s personal opinion, One’s own idea |
| 主観的(しゅかんてき-shu ka n te ki) | Subjective |
| 主眼(しゅがん-shu ga n) | Main point, Principal objective, Primary emphasis |
| 主義(しゅぎ-shu gi) | One’s principle, One’s doctrine, Doctrine, -ism |
| 主君(しゅくん-shu ku n) | One’s master, one’s lord |
| 主計(しゅけい-shu ke i) | Accounting, Accountant, Paymaster |
| 主権(しゅけん-shu ke n) | Sovereignty |
| 主権在民(しゅけんざいみん-shu ke n za i mi n) | Sovereignty of the people, Sovereignty lies with the people |
| 主権者(しゅけんしゃ-shu ke n sha) | Sovereign, Supreme ruler |
| 主語(しゅご-shu go) | Subject (Subject of sentence component) |
| 主査(しゅさ-shu sa) | Chief examiner, Head investigator |
| 主宰(しゅさい-shu sa i) | Chairmanship, Presidency, Management |
| 主裁(しゅさい-shu sa i) | To be the leader and to manage something, Person who leads a plan or an event |
| 主催(しゅさい-shu sa i) | Sponsorship, Auspices |
| 主旨 or 趣旨(しゅし-shu shi) | Meaning, Point (e.g. of a statement), Gist |
| 主事(しゅじ-shu ji) | Manager, Director, Superintendent, Overseer |
| 主治医(しゅじい or しゅぢい-shu ji i (or) shu di i) | Doctor in charge, Attending physician, Family doctor, Attending surgeon |
| 主従(しゅじゅう-shu ju u) | Master and servant, Lord and retainer, Employer and employee |
| 主将(しゅしょう-shu sho u) | ① Captain (of a team), ② Commander-in-chief, Supreme commander |
| 主唱 or 首唱(しゅしょう-shu sho u) | Advocacy, Promotion |
| 主上(しゅじょう-shu jo u) | Emperor |
| 主情(しゅじょう-shu jo u) | Emotionalism, Emotionality, Ruling passion |
| 主食(しゅしょく-shu sho ku) | Staple food, Principal food, Main dish |
| 主人(しゅじん-shu ji n) | ① Head (of a household), Proprietor (of a store), Proprietress, Landlord, ② One’s husband, ③ Employer, One’s master, ④ Host, Hostess |
| 主人公(しゅじんこう-shu ji n ko u) | Hero, Heroine, Protagonist, Main character |
| 主成分(しゅせいぶん-shu se i bu n) | Principal ingredient, Main component |
| 主席(しゅせき-shu se ki) | ① Head, Chief, Chairman, ② Top student, Head of the class, ③ Top seat, First desk (in orchestra) |
| 主体(しゅたい-shu ta i) | ① Main constituent, Core, Nucleus, ② Subject |
| 主体性(しゅたいせい-shu ta i se i) | Autonomy, Independence, Identity, Independence of will or action, Self-direction, Initiative |
| 主題(しゅだい-shu da i) | Subject, Theme, Motif, Main topic |
| 主著(しゅちょ-shu cho) | One’s main literary work, Important literary works |
| 主張(しゅちょう-shu cho u) | Claim, Allegation, Assertion, Argument, Advocacy, Insistence, Representation, Opinion, Tenet |
| 主潮(しゅちょう-shu cho u) | Main current |
| 主導者(しゅどうしゃ-shu do u sha) | Leader, Originator, Moving spirit, Prime mover |
| 主任(しゅにん-shu ni n) | Chief, Person in charge, Senior staff, Manager, Supervisor, Head |
| 主脳 or 首脳(しゅのう-shu no u) | Head, Leader, Top |
| 主犯(しゅはん-shu ha n) | Principal offender, Principal offence |
| 主筆(しゅひつ-shu hi tsu) | Chief editor |
| 主賓(しゅひん-shu hi n) | Main guest, Guest of honor |
| 主婦(しゅふ-shu fu) | Home manager, Housewife, Mistress (of the house) |
| 主文(しゅぶん-shu bu n) | ① Main clause, Main part (of a piece of writing), ② Text of a judicial decision |
| 首謀者(しゅぼうしゃ-shu bo u sha) | Ringleader, Mastermind, Leader (of a plot) |
| 主役(しゅやく-shu ya ku) | Leading part, Title role, Leading actor, Leading actress |
| 主要(しゅよう-shu yo u) | Chief, Main, Principal, Major |
| 主流(しゅりゅう-shu ryu u) | Main current, Mainstream |
| 主領 or 首領(しゅりょう-shu ryo u) | Head, Chief, Boss, Leader |
| 主力(しゅりょく-shu ryo ku) | Main force, Chief object, Mainline |
| 神主(かんぬし-ka n nu shi) | Shinto priest, Chief priest of a Shinto shrine |
| 君主(くんしゅ-ku n shu) | Monarch, Sovereign |
| 戸主(こしゅ-ko shu) | Householder, Head of a family |
| 祭主(さいしゅ-sa i shu) | Head priest, Head priest of the Ise Shrine |
| 自主(じしゅ-ji shu) | Independence, Autonomy, Self-reliance, Self-direction |
| 城主(じょうしゅ-jo u shu) | Lord of castle, Castellan |
| 地主(じぬし-ji nu shi) | Landowner, Landlord |
| 造物主(ぞうぶつしゅ-zo u bu tsu sha) | Creator (of all things), Maker, God |
| 亭主(ていしゅ-te i shu) | ① Household head, Master, Host (e.g. of a tea gathering), Innkeeper, Owner (e.g. of a hotel), ② Husband |
| 天主(てんしゅ-te n shu) | Lord of Heaven, God |
| 天守 or 天主(てんしゅ-te n shu) | castle tower |
| 店主(てんしゅ-te n shu) | Shopkeeper, Storekeeper, Proprietor of a shop |
| 当主(とうしゅ-to u shu) | Head of a family |
| 名主(なぬし-na nu shi) | Village headman |
| 坊主(ぼうず-bo u zu) | Bonze, Buddhist priest |
| 民主(みんしゅ-mi n shu) | Democracy, Popular sovereignty |
| 喪主(もしゅ or そうしゅ-mo shu (or) so u shu) | Chief mourner |
| 領主(りょうしゅ-ryo u shu) | Feudal lord, Seignior, Overload, Daimyo |
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