This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シュ、ス、シュウ、ぬし、おも、あるじ
Romaji: shu, su, shū, nushi, omo, aruji
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Name Readings

Kana: かず、ず、もん
Romaji: kazu, zu, mon
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Meanings

lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  8
Frequency:  95
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-1-4
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  zhu3
Unicode:  4e3b
JIS:  3C67

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1938
Nelson Index: 285
New Nelson Index: 38
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4f1.1
Four Corner Index: 0010.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 299
Gakken Index: 91
Japanese Names Index: 196
Daikanwanjiten Index: 100
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0329
Remembering the kanji Index: 266
Busy People Index: 2.10
Kanji Way Index: 34
Kanji Flashcards Index: 106
Kodansha Compact Index: 19
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 315
Kanji in Context Index: 70
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1231
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1696
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 272
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 284
Essential Kanji Index: 49
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2437
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 472
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 237
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 252

Words

(ぬし)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; master; owner; proprietor; proprietress; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.); husband; you
(あるじ)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant); entertaining someone as one's guest
(にし、のし)
you
主義 (しゅぎ)
doctrine; rule; principle
主催 (しゅさい)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
(しゅ、しゅう)
(one's) master; Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God); the main thing; the majority; the primary concern
(おも)
chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
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honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
主演 (しゅえん)
starring; playing the leading part
株主 (かぶぬし)
shareholder; stockholder
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