主
Readings
                Kana: 
                シュ、ス、シュウ、ぬし、おも、あるじ
            
                    
                Romaji: 
                shu, su, shū, nushi, omo, aruji
            
            Name Readings
                Kana: 
                かず、ず、もん
            
                    
                Romaji: 
                kazu, zu, mon
            
            Meanings
        lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
    
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
            Stroke Count: 
            5
        
        
            Radical Number: 
            8
        
        
            Frequency: 
            95
        
        
            Grade: 
            3
        
        
            Skip Pattern: 
            2-1-4
        
                    
                Korean Reading: 
                ju
            
                            
                Chinese Reading: 
                zhu3
            
                
            Unicode: 
            4e3b
        
        
            JIS: 
            3C67
        
    Indexes
Halpern Index: 1938
                                                Nelson Index: 285
                            New Nelson Index: 38
                                                                Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4f1.1
                                                                Four Corner Index: 0010.4
                                                                Guide to Remembering Index: 299
                                                                Gakken Index: 91
                                                                Japanese Names Index: 196
                                                                Daikanwanjiten Index: 100
                                                                Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0329
                                                                Remembering the kanji Index: 266
                                                                Busy People Index: 2.10
                                                                Kanji Way Index: 34
                                                                Kanji Flashcards Index: 106
                                                                Kodansha Compact Index: 19
                                                                Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 315
                                                                Kanji in Context Index: 70
                                                                1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1231
                                                                2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1696
                                                                French Remembering the Kanji Index: 272
                                                                Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 284
                                                                Essential Kanji Index: 49
                                                                Kodansha Kanji Index: 2437
                                                                Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 472
                                                                Read Writing the Kanji Index: 237
                                                                Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 252
                                    Words
            
                主
            
            
                (ぬし)
            
        
        
            head (of a household, etc.); leader; master; owner; proprietor; proprietress; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.); husband; you
        
    
            
                主
            
            
                (あるじ)
            
        
        
            head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant); entertaining someone as one's guest
        
    
            
                主
            
            
                (にし、のし)
            
        
        
            you
        
    
            
                主義
            
            
                (しゅぎ)
            
        
        
            doctrine; rule; principle
        
    
            
                主催
            
            
                (しゅさい)
            
        
        
            sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
        
    
            
                主
            
            
                (しゅ、しゅう)
            
        
        
            (one's) master; Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God); the main thing; the majority; the primary concern
        
    
            
                主
            
            
                (おも)
            
        
        
            chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
        
    
            
                主
            
            
                (す)
            
        
        
            honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
        
    
            
                主演
            
            
                (しゅえん)
            
        
        
            starring; playing the leading part
        
    
            
                株主
            
            
                (かぶぬし)
            
        
        
            shareholder; stockholder