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主 = 王 + 丶

主 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lord”. It is built from 王 (king) and 丶 (dot). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 284. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword
lord
RTK frame
284
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュ, ス, シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ぬし, おも, あるじ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
candlestick, лорд, master
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
主 master

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 王 king
  2. 丶 dot

Alternative decomposition

  1. 亠 lid
  2. 土 soil

Characters that contain 主

How to find 主 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “king” + “dot”. 主 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 主 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.