| 237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 100 | Morohashi |
| 1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
| 472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 0010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e3b | Unicode hex code |
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 将 【ショウ】 commander, general, leader
- 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
- 少将 【ショウショウ】 major general, rear admiral, air commodore
- 王将 【オウショウ】 king (of the senior player), Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
Kun reading compounds
- 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
- 将 【はた】 or, otherwise, furthermore, also, perhaps, by some chance, possibly, that being said, be that as it may, however, but, not to mention, needless to say, as expected, sure enough, really, at all
- 将又 【はたまた】 or
- 将門記 【しょうもんき】 Shōmonki (chronicle of the Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion, ca 940CE)
- 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 かつり、 すすむ、 たか、 ゆき
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- líder
- cargo
- mando
- mandar
- de ahora en adelante
Portuguese
- líder
- comandante
- general
- almirante
- ou
- e outra vez
- logo
- de agora em diante
- somente sobre isto
French
- dirigeant
- commandant
- général
- amiral
- ou
- l'un après l'autre
- bientôt
- à partir de maintenant
- à peu près
| 911 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 899 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 561 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2840 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 920 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 479 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1040 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 627 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 637 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 830 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 551 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 336 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 739 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7437P | Morohashi |
| 460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 789 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 447 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 906 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1248 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3214.9 | Four corner code |
| 3714.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c06 | Unicode hex code |