► 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:
- 彼女は家庭の主婦だ ⇨ She is a housewife
- 不運に負けない主人公の姿に感動した ⇨ I was moved by the way the protagonist beat the misfortune
- 監督は彼女を主役に配した ⇨ The director cast her for the main role
- この組織は学生が主体となって運営されている ⇨ This organization is managed by the students taking the initiative
- 彼の主治医 ⇨ His primary doctor
- 放任主義の親 ⇨ Parents with laissez-faire parenting
- 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
- 国粋主義 ⇨ Ultranationalism
- 彼女は名器の持ち主と言われた ⇨ She was said to possess an extraordinary pussy
- 主人公の旅の道中で起こる事件についての小説 ⇨ A novel about incidents happening on the way during the protagonist’s travel
- 表現の自由は民主主義の柱だ ⇨ The freedom of expression is a pillar of democracy
- 事勿れ主義 ⇨ An easy-way-out attitude. Avoid any confrontation without fighting for right causes
- 彼等は試合開始直後に四点を入れて主導権を握った ⇨ They grasped the control of the game by scoring 4 runs right after the game had started
- 私達はセミナーを主催した ⇨ We organized and hosted a seminar
- 彼女な完璧主義者だ ⇨ She is a perfectionist