Hanja
主
Information
Level:	7
Strokes:	5
Radical:	丶
Reading:	주
Meaning:	①주인 ②임금
English meaning:	①lord, owner, main, major; to assert, to espouse ②king
Japanese reading:	主　シュ；ス；おも；ぬし
Chinese reading:	主　ⓜ zhǔ ⓒ jyu2
Stroke Order

1. 主: 주인 주 (juin ju) -- lord, owner.

• 主客 (주객) host and guest
• 主客顚倒 (주객전도) putting the cart before the horse
• 主格 (주격) the nominative case (grammar)
• 主見 (주견) one's own opinion
• 主管 (주관) management
• 主觀 (주관) subjectivity
• 主力 (주력) the main force
• 主流 (주류) the mainstream
• 主犯 (주범) a principal offense, offender
• 主部 (주부) the subject (grammar)
• 主婦 (주부) a housewife
• 主席 (주석) the head, chief
• 主語 (주어) the subject (of a sentence)
• 主役 (주역) the leading role
• 主演 (주연) playing the leading part
• 主要 (주요) the principal, important
• 主義 (주의) a principle, doctrine
• 主人 (주인) a landlord, a host
• 主人公 (주인공) a hero, star (of a story)
• 主任 (주임) the person in charge
• 主張 (주장) an assertion
• 主題 (주제) the subject matter
• 主體 (주체) the main body

2. 主: 임금 주 (imgeum ju) -- king.

Counterparts: 臣, 民, 僕, 賓, 客

See also: 君, 王, 帝, 皇, 后, 辟