► 名詞
主 [(1)あるじ] [liter] meaning: king rank: 3
☆ 一国の主 ⇨ The ruler of a country
主 [(1)あるじ] [liter] meaning: master rank: 3
☆ 一家の主 ⇨ The chief of the household
主 [しゅ] [liter] meaning: main rank: 3
☆ 彼等は法人向けの業務を主にしている ⇨ Their main business is with organizations (☛ Onyomi of おも. Usually interchangeable with おも)
主 [(1)ぬし] [liter] meaning: own rank: 3
☆ 呼び声の主は彼だった ⇨ The owner of the calling voice was him. It was him calling me
主 [(1)ぬし] [liter] meaning: person rank: 3
☆ 無言電話の主は彼だった ⇨ It was him who had made silent calles
主 [しゅ] [liter] meaning: god rank: 4
☆ 主よ！ ⇨ My Lord!
► 形容動詞
主 [(1)おも] [liter] meaning: main rank: 1
☆ 彼女の主な作品 ⇨ Her main, most famous, works
☆ 飛行機の機体には主にアルミが使われている ⇨ Aluminum is mainly used for plane bodies
More examples:
- 民主主義の発展の過程 ⇨ The development process of democracy
- 民主国家に於ける政府の在り方 ⇨ The way government should be in a democratic country
- 彼女は主人公を熱演した ⇨ She played the protagonist passionately, beautifully
- 民主派が独裁者を打倒した ⇨ The democratic force brought down the dictator
- 彼は相手の主張を論破した ⇨ He clinically picked apart the other person’s argument
- 神主に家をお祓いをしてもらった ⇨ We had a shinto priest exorcise our house
- その国には民主主義の基盤が存在しない ⇨ That country doesn’t have the foundation for democracy
- 彼が葬儀の喪主を勤めた ⇨ He served as the host of the funeral
- ドイツとフランスはEUの主要な構成国だ ⇨ Germany and France are the main members of EU
- 監督は彼女を主役に配した ⇨ The director cast her for the main role
- 彼は野球チームの主将だ ⇨ He is a baseball team captain
- 民主主義の理念 ⇨ The philosophy, core ideas, of democracy
- 民主主義の大切さの思いを新たにした ⇨ I renewed my thought of appreciating the importance of democracy. I reminded myself of its importance
- 日本では米が主食で肉は副食と位置付けされている ⇨ In Japan rice is classified as a main diet, meat as a sub diet
- 原油は主に中東で産出される ⇨ Crude oil is produced mainly in the Middle East