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7 words matching '主' found
主 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading :   
suffix
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name  (archaic; honorific)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 58,785 which gives a rank of 17,319
子 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 800 (about 1,230,000,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
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Reading :   
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 700 (about 1,280,000,000 results)
主 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : おも   
1. chief; main; principal; important  (see also: 主な, 主に)
2. main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)  (see also: 重あど; usu. written as オモ; abbreviation)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 71,058 which gives a rank of 11,608
主 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 700 (about 1,280,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4711 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ちち
わずか
ぞうしょ
蔵書
おも
ろんそう
論争
しんがく
神学
ほん
から
っていた
その
たいはん
大半
んでいた

My father's little library consisted chiefly of books on polemic divinity, most of which I read.
べいこく
米国
においてリベート
おも
メーカー
しょうひしゃ
消費者
ちょくせつ
直接
ていきょう
提供
する
インセンティブ
しゅだん
手段
として
ひろ
にんしき
認識
されている

In America 'rebate' is widely recognized, generally as an incentive where makers give back directly to consumers.
しかし
さいきん
最近
あたら
しい
タイプユーモア
りゅうこう
流行
してきている
これ
おも
アメリカ
まれた
ものである
However, a new type of humor, which stems largely from America, has recently come into fashion.
BOOST
Reading : おも   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 800 (about 1,180,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 690
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おも
BOOST
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 30,000 (about 19,900,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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主 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
主人
BOOST
Reading : しゅじん   
1. head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady  (see also: ご主人)
2. one's husband
3. (one's) employer; (one's) master
4. host; hostess
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 132,326 which gives a rank of 2,396
主人 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 157,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1692 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 567
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
しゅじん
主人
くら
べて
とても
わか
えます

She looks very young as against her husband.
かれ
あそこ
さかや
酒屋
しゅじん
主人
です
He is the owner of the liquor shop.
いぬ
しゅじん
主人
あと
いていった

The dog tagged along after his master.
しゅじん
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 75,000 (about 3,900,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Reading : しゅじん   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 700 (about 1,280,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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主 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : あるじ   
noun
1. head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant)  (abbreviation)
2. entertaining someone as one's guest  (see also: 饗設け; also written as 饗; archaic)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 69,759 which gives a rank of 11,962
主 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 700 (about 1,280,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 145
No examples found for any form of this word.
主人
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Reading : あるじ   
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• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 157,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5699
主 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Readings : しゅ    しゅう   
主 can be read in 2 ways: しゅう (50%), しゅ (50%).
1. (one's) master
2. Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God)  (this meaning is restricted to reading しゅ)
3. the main thing; the majority; the primary concern  (see also: 主たる, 主として; this meaning is restricted to reading しゅ)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 53,630 which gives a rank of 22,281
主 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 700 (about 1,260,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
おおむぎ
大麦
わがくに
我国
しゅ
さんぶつ
産物
である
Barley is our main product.
ずいしょ
随処
しゅ
なる title of book, album etc.
To Become One’s Own Master Wherever One Is
きんべん
勤勉
かれ
すば
素晴
らしい
しょうしん
昇進
しゅ
よういん
要因
だった
Diligence was the principal factor in his remarkable promotion.
しゅ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 15,000 (about 46,500,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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主 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : ぬし   
noun
1. head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
2. owner; proprietor; proprietress
3. subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed)
4. guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.)
5. husband
pronoun
6. you  (see also: おぬし; familiar language)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 63,833 which gives a rank of 14,725
主 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 700 (about 1,260,000,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 2315
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
Example sentences:
だんせい
男性
いっか
一家
ぬし
であるということアメリカ
しゃかい
社会
てはまる

It is true of American society that the male is the head of the household.
ぬし
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 79,000 (about 3,460,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
主 is an exact match with the following word:
BOOST
Readings : にし    のし   
主 can be read in 2 ways: にし (80%), のし (20%).
pronoun
you  (see also: 主:ぬし; archaic; familiar language)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 41,728 which gives a rank of 39,475
• Google Japan frequency rank: 700 (about 1,260,000,000 results)
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シ   ス   こ child   
シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
dot   
ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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