Memory phrase for the character: 主

主

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Meaning

master, head, owner

Pronunciation

SHU
nushi, omo

Explanation

 Top: accentuation 丶 as emphasis, below: king 王 (The three spheres 三 [heaven, earth, mankind] combined in the person 丨 of the king.)

Mnemonic
 
I emphasize: the king is the master and head.

Radicals

主 master
王 kingThe three 三 spheres (heaven, earth and mankind) unite in the person of the king.
丶 stroke for emphasisIn many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke 丶 is used in the mnemonics accordingly.




 Vocabulary

主 ぬし  owner, master, lover, god
主に おもに  mainly, primarily
主人 しゅじん  master, head (of a household), landlord, ones husband, employer, host
主張 しゅちょう  claim, insistence, assertion, emphasis
主義 しゅぎ  doctrine, rule, principle
帝国主義 ていこくしゅぎ  imperialism
民主主義 みんしゅしゅぎ  democracy
菜食主義 さいしょくしゅぎ  vegetarianism
主体 しゅたい  subject, main constituent

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