► 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:
- 民主党の票の多くが独立候補に流れた ⇨ Many of the votes for Democrats have drifted to the independent candidate
- このスイッチは主電源を切る ⇨ This switch cuts off the main power
- 日本は立憲君主制だ ⇨ Japan is a constitutional monarchy
- 彼は契約は無効であると主張した ⇨ He argued that the contract was invalid
- おい、こら、坊主！ ⇨ Hey, you, kid!
- 立憲民主主義 ⇨ Constitutional democracy
- 彼は民主党の候補を推している ⇨ He is recommending, supporting, a Democratic candidate
- 主役二人の息が合っている ⇨ The breaths of the two main actors match. The two main actors have great chemistry
- 私達夫婦は一棒一穴主義だ ⇨ My wife and I are one-stick-one-hole ideologues. We are sexually faithful to each other
- やんちゃ坊主 ⇨ A naughty rascal
- 彼がチームの主軸だ ⇨ He is the main axis, star, of the team
- 運転免許証の自主返納 ⇨ Voluntary return, surrender, of one’s driver’s license
- 彼が葬儀の喪主を勤めた ⇨ He served as the host of the funeral
- 両党の主張を折衷した案 ⇨ A proposal which is a compromise of the stances of the two parties
- 彼女は名器の持ち主と言われた ⇨ She was said to possess an extraordinary pussy