主

Meaning

Main, master, owner · principal, dueño

Readings

• On (音読み): シュ・ス
• Kun (訓読み): ぬし・おも

Example words

• 主人（しゅじん）— husband; master
• 主に（おもに）— mainly
• 持ち主（もちぬし）— owner

Structure

Radical 丶 (てん · Dot) · 5 strokes · school grade 3

Watch out

主人 = my husband, ご主人 = your/her husband — literally "master", so younger speakers prefer 夫 (おっと). 王 (king) with a dot on top; add 亻 for 住 (live) or 氵 for 注 (pour).