主 meaning'lord, chief, master, main thing, principal'
 onyomiシュ, ス, シュウ
 kunyomiぬし, おも, あるじ
termpronunciationEnglish
主シュ、ぬし、おもmain, master, principle, lead
主人しゅじんhead of household; husband; proprietor
主もにぬしもにmainly, mostly, principally
主におもにmainly, primarily
ご主人ごしゅじんyour husband, her husband
主婦しゅふa housewife, a homemaker
家主やぬしlandlord
主張しゅちょうclaim, request, insistence, assertion
戸主こしゅhead of household
持ち主もちぬしthe owner, the possessor, the proprietor
社主しゃしゅthe proprietor (owner) of a company
自主的じしゅてきindependent, autonomous
主語しゅごsubject
主題しゅだいtopic
主任しゅにんperson in charge, responsible official
主催しゅさいorganization, organisation, sponsorship
主因しゅいんprimary cause, main factor
主宰しゅさいsupervision, chairmanship
主宰者しゅさいしゃpresident, chairman
主審しゅしんchief umpire
主将しゅしょうcommander-in-chief, (team) captain
主導しゅどうmain leadership
主導権しゅどうけんhegemony, leadership, initiative
主峰しゅほうthe highest peak
主帆しゅはんmain sail
主幹しゅかんchief editor; manager, person in charge
主役しゅやくleading part, leading actor (actress)
主権しゅけんsovereignty, supremacy, dominion
主権侵犯しゅけんしんぱんinfringement of sovereignty
主流しゅりゅうmain current (stream), mainline, mainstream
主演しゅえんstarring, playing the leading part
主犯しゅはんprincipal offence, principal offense, principal offender
主班しゅはんhead position
主眼しゅがんmain point
主砲しゅほうmain battery, main armament
主筆しゅひつeditor-in-chief
主義しゅぎdoctrine, rule, principle
主翼しゅよくmain wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
主虹しゅにじprimary rainbow
主要しゅようchief, main, principal, major
主賓しゅひんmain guest, guest of honor, guest of honour
主軸しゅじくmain shaft
享楽主義きょうらくしゅぎepicureanism, hedonism
亭主ていしゅmaster, host, landlord, innkeeper, husband
亭主関白ていしゅかんぱくhusband who rules the roost; the hectoring of the husband
儒教主義じゅきょうしゅぎConfucianism
共産主義きょうさんしゅぎcommunism, collectivism
君主くんしゅruler, monarch
喪主もしゅchief mourner
国粋主義こくすいしゅぎnationalism, extreme patriotism
坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎いぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくいhate everything about a person
城主じょうしゅlord of a castle
帝国主義ていこくしゅぎimperialism
折衷主義せっちゅうしゅぎeclecticism
旧藩主きゅうはんしゅformer feudal lord
朝鮮民主主義人民共和国ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこくDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), DPRK
株主かぶぬしshareholder, stockholder
民主みんしゅdemocracy, popular sovereignty; democratic
民主主義みんしゅしゅぎdemocracy
民族主義みんぞくしゅぎnationalism
盟主めいしゅleader, leading power
知らぬは亭主許り也しらぬはていしゅばかりなりOnly the husband does not know
社会主義しゃかいしゅぎsocialism
総括主宰者そうかつしゅさいしゃ(electoral) campaign manager
自由主義じゆうしゅぎliberalism
藩主はんしゅfeudal lord, daimyo
贈り主おくりぬしsender (of a present)
雇い主やといぬし, こしゅemployer
飼い主かいぬしshepherd, (pet) owner
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