A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 5 strokes

Lord ; Chief ; Master ; Main Thing ; Principal

Readings on: シュ・ス・シュウ
Kun readings: ぬし・おも・あるじ

主人しゅじん — master; husband

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 主要しゅよう — Main Word card → Source
• 主婦しゅふ — housewife Word card → Source
• 主張しゅちょう — affirmation; insistence Word card → Source
• 主義しゅぎ — doctrine; principle; rule Word card → Source
• 主語しゅご — Subject Source
• 主導しゅどう — leader Source