漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 35 strokesRadical
On
シュ・ス
Kun
ぬし・おも
Meaning
master, main

Origin

ORIGIN

A picture of a flame burning on top of a lampstand. It came to mean the central one: 'master, main'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

シュ主人・主権・施主
法主・坊主

「法主(ホッス)」は,「ホウシュ」,「ホッシュ」とも。

ぬし主・地主
おも主な人々

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 主人しゅじん

    master, husband

  • 持ち主もちぬし

    owner

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

この 本の 持ち主は だれですか。

Who is the owner of this book?

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