Memory phrase for the Kanji: 主


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Meaning

master, head, owner

Pronunciation

SHU
nushi, omo

Explanation

Top: accentuation as emphasis, below: king (The three sphares [heaven, earth, mankind] combinded in theperson of the king.)

Mnemonic

I emphasize: the king is the master and head.

Radicals

master
kingThe three spheres (heaven, earth and mankind) unite in the person of the king.
stroke for emphasisThe stroke for emphasis is used to give an emphasis to a particular item.
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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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