単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#5,296 most used

主

ぬし1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

head (of a household, etc.); master

ITS KANJI

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HOW IT SOUNDS

Dated

IN A SENTENCE

Who is the head of this house?

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

You are the master of your own destiny.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; master

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

owner; proprietor; proprietress

noun

3

subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed)

noun

4

guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.)

noun

5

husband

noun

6

you

pronoun

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#5,296 most used

Written主 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium