► 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:
- 私は主観を交えないよう気を使った ⇨ I was really careful not to use my subjective views
- 会社は株主に利益を配当した ⇨ The company distributed its profit to the stockholders
- 彼は相手の主張を一つ一つ反証した ⇨ He proved the accuser’s argument wrong one by one
- 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
- 彼の主治医 ⇨ His primary doctor
- 少数精鋭主義の軍隊 ⇨ A military with fewer but highly-trained personnel
- 資本主義陣営と共産主義陣営 ⇨ The capitalist countries and the communist countries
- 時間が無いので主旨のみを説明します ⇨ We don’t have much time so I just explain the main ideas, gist of it
- 国粋主義 ⇨ Ultranationalism
- 米国の共産主義封じ込め政策 ⇨ The US containment strategy for communism
- 民主主義の本当のあり方を世に問いかける作品 ⇨ A work that presents a question of what democracy really should be
- 現在主流の暗号化方式 ⇨ An encryption method that is most widely used currently
- 彼は自分の主張を一方的にまくし立てた ⇨ He kept ranting his side of the story
- 犬の糞便の始末をしない飼い主が多い ⇨ There are many owners who do not pick up feces of their dogs
- 彼は自分の権利を主張するだけで義務は果たさない ⇨ He only claims his rights but never fulfills his obligations