しゅ
Meanings
Noun
1. (one's) master; (one's) employer; (one's) lord
2. leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; chief
3. Lord
4. main thing; chief part; first consideration; primary object; principal aim
Pitch accent
しゅ
Used in vocabulary (206 in total)
employer's house; master's house
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
the favor (favour) of one's master
chief; main; principal; major
employer's house; master's house
ego; self
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
unowned; unpossessed
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
main root; taproot
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
founder of a religious sect
lord of a castle
staple food
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
chief mourner
high priest
paymaster; accountant
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
ruler's orders; master's orders
people close to the head man
primary cause; main factor
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
(arch.) secretary (lowest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); shrine official (ranking below a negi)
sponsor of a meeting
primary rainbow
feudal lord
(present) head of a family
lord; master
head; chief; boss; leader
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
head; chief; chairman; governor; top student; head of the class
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
chief god
leader (of an alliance); leading power
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
sailor; seaman
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
subject; theme; motif
princess
main; principal; chief; primary; major
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
feudal lord; daimyo
suzerain
advocacy of war
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)
castle tower
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
subject
main purpose; primary objective
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
Lord of Heaven; God
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
bishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
main faction
Creator (of all things); Maker; God
main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
mostly involve; principally involve
househusband; stay-at-home dad
island chief
host and guest; the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; subject and object; subject and object
host and guest; the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; subject and object; subject and object
main engine (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); propulsion machinery
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
main bedroom; master bedroom
main ingredient; main component
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
shipowner
primary star
former lord
manager
main engine (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); propulsion machinery
central meaning; principal meaning; prioritizing of will (over reason or emotion); one's lord's will; one's master's intention
factory owner
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
main clause; main part (of a piece of writing); text (of a judicial decision)
leadership
editor-in-chief
one's chief (literary) work; main work
nominative case
preconception; prejudice
central pillar; principal post; backbone of a society or community
head of a household
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
financial backer; financial supporter
owner of a brothel or restaurant
one's former master
principal raw material; main raw material
main battle line; primary front
farmer; agriculturalist
supervision; management; supervisor; manager
business owner; entrepreneur; employer
farm owner; plantation owner
main city (of a district, province, etc.); major city
owner of a company; head of a company
principal cause
the Lord's Prayer
the Lord's name (esp. in Christianity)
main ingredients; chief materials
keynote; predominant element; main point
chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)
former feudal lord
serving a master; employee
head; chief
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP; Free Democratic Party (Germany); FDP
former master; late master
main part; principal part; subject (noun phrase)
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect
tonic; keynote
investor; stockholder
(Japanese) Tax Bureau
great ruler
main memory; main storage
prioritizing of reason or intellect (over emotion)
principal point (e.g. of a lens); main point; gist
chief abbot (of a Buddhist temple)
wise ruler
one's main profession
principal agent (in a medicine)
chief producing center; chief producing centre
main battle area
main mountain range; midrib; costa; main vein (leaf)
proprietor of a school
temple petitioner
Lord of hosts
main memory; primary storage
direct examination; examination-in-chief
central position (e.g. in an organization); position of leadership; important location; central spot
intellectual
prioritizing of emotions (over reason or will)
business operator
principal clause
primary factor; main cause
head position
main point; keynote
the Sabbath; the Lord's Day
Ark of the Lord
main product
principal agent (in a medicine)
subject; topic
main storage; main memory
the Lord's Supper
predominant color; predominant colour
main laws
subject and predicate
main signal; traffic signal
subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust; (historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art
main control unit
head palace chef
creditor
home room (in a school)
principal penalty
main products
doyen of the diplomatic corps
the main thing
essential elements of information
principal stress
principal ideal
master key
master clock
prime record key
master station
main control unit
MDF; Main Division Frame
main reinforcement (in a reinforced-concrete structure)
principal diagonal; main diagonal
head priest (at a Buddhist temple)
principal value
main bath (i.e. in a bathhouse)
main sequence; principal series
main melody; lead; central theme (of a literary work, critique, etc.)
to find a new master
master; main character; protagonist
taking charge; presiding over