Jisho

×

主

5 strokes
Radical:
dot 丶
Parts:
丶 王
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Kun:
ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
On:
シュ、 ス、 シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu3
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • señor
  • jefe
  • dueño
  • patrón

Portuguese

  • senhor
  • chefe
  • mestre
  • coisa principal
  • principal

French

  • maître
  • seigneur
  • chef
  • principal
  • propriétaire
  • mari
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)
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

導

15 strokes
Radical:
thumb, inch 寸
Parts:
并 込 寸 自 首
guidance, leading, conduct, usher
Kun:
みちび.く
On:
ドウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
354 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 導入 【ドウニュウ】 introduction, bringing in, installation, setting up, importation, introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.), introductory part
  • 導火線 【ドウカセン】 fuse
  • 超伝導 【チョウデンドウ】 superconductivity, super-conductivity
  • 主導 【シュドウ】 leadership, initiative, spearhead

Kun reading compounds

  • 導く 【みちびく】 to guide, to lead, to show the way, to conduct, to derive, to deduce

Readings

Japanese names:
みち
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dao3, dao4
Korean:
do

Spanish

  • guía
  • enseñanza
  • conductor
  • guiar
  • ser guiado

Portuguese

  • orientação
  • conduzindo
  • conduta
  • organizador

French

  • directives
  • mener
  • guider
  • conduire
684 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
782 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
759 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
524 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1354 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
755 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
481 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2413 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
703 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
716 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
480 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
510 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3587 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1845 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2509 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
284 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7463P Morohashi
2888 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1388 New Nelson (John Haig)
278 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
296 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
810 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
948 2001 Kanji
5c9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-12-3 SKIP code
3-5-9 SKIP code
3-6-9 SKIP code
2-11-3 SKIP code
3834.3 Four corner code
1-38-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c0e Unicode hex code

権

15 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
木 矢 隹 乞
Variants:
權
authority, power, rights
Kun:
おもり、 かり、 はか.る
On:
ケン、 ゴン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
156 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 権 【ケン】 right (to do something), authority, power
  • 権威 【ケンイ】 authority, power, influence, prestige, (an) authority (on), expert
  • 抵当権 【テイトウケン】 mortgage, right of pledge, lien
  • 参政権 【サンセイケン】 suffrage, franchise
  • 権化 【ゴンゲ】 incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva), avatar, embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"), incarnation, personification
  • 権宮司 【ゴングウジ】 associate chief priest, deputy chief priest

Kun reading compounds

  • 仮殿 【かりどの】 temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
quan2
Korean:
gweon

Spanish

  • derechos
  • autoridad
  • poder
  • establecer temporalmente

Portuguese

  • autoridade
  • força
  • direitos

French

  • pouvoir
  • autorité
  • droits
774 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
862 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
851 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
260 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2360 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
420 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
643 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2300 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
335 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
335 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
804 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1112 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1348 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
731 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
977 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
578 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
15484 Morohashi
1065 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2853 New Nelson (John Haig)
571 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
613 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
162 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
983 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1875 2001 Kanji
4a11.18 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-11 SKIP code
4891.4 Four corner code
1-24-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6a29 Unicode hex code

握

12 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
厶 土 尸 扎 至
grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
Kun:
にぎ.る
On:
アク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1003 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 握手 【アクシュ】 handshake, reconciliation, joining hands, cooperation
  • 握力 【アクリョク】 grip (of hand), grip strength
  • 一握 【イチアク】 handful
  • 動向把握 【ドウコウハアク】 grasping the trend, firmly understanding how the situation is developing, getting a good sense of how things are changing

Kun reading compounds

  • 握る 【にぎる】 to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch, to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason, to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control, to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form (with one's hands), to press into shape, to mold, to mould

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wo4
Korean:
ag

Spanish

  • agarrar
  • coger
  • asir
  • empuñar
  • apretar con la mano

Portuguese

  • agarrar
  • segurar
  • moldar sushi
  • suborno

French

  • s'agripper
  • tenir
  • mouler (sushis)
  • soudoyer
999 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1467 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1963 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1566 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1370 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1714 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1831 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1257 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
911 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
714 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
427 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
535 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1068 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12366 Morohashi
585 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2232 New Nelson (John Haig)
1059 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1139 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1538 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1372 2001 Kanji
3c9.17 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
5701.4 Four corner code
1-16-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63e1 Unicode hex code