しゅよう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. chief; main; principal; major
Kanji used
(one's) master
needed
Pitch accent
しゅ
よう
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Composed of
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
Examples (22 in total)
The main crop of Japan is rice.
The traffic accident took place on the main highway.
Coffee is Brazil's main product.
What are the main products of this country?
Poverty is still the major cause of crime.
Job security became a major worry.
Mining is one of the main sources of wealth in Chile.
Chicago is the principal city of the Midwest.
My shop is on the main street of the town.
The main feature of this scheme is still ambiguous.
What is the main purpose of your studying English?
Swimming will be the main event of the next Olympics.
The Prime Minister appointed them to key Cabinet posts.
His primary reason for going out was to see Patty.
From this standpoint history can be divided into two main epochs.
The main islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Shikoku, Honshu and Kyushu.
Today, automobiles have replaced horses as the primary means of transportation.
Today, automobiles have taken the place of horses as the principal means of transportation.
It would be very convenient if English were to become everybody's primary language.
Diligence was the principal factor in his remarkable promotion.
This is an interesting case where there is no principal determining element.
Japan consists of four main islands and many other smaller islands.