Keyword
(one's) master
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig284
Readings
しゅ
(70%)
ぬし
(20%)
おも
(4%)
(2%)
Composed of
droplet
king
Mnemonic

Have you ever seen a king with even a single drop of sweat on his head? Of course not. A king is the master of everything and everyone in his realm. There's no way he's going to do any kind of work that gets him sweaty.

Used in kanji (7 in total)
pour
live in
pillar
go (with the intention to come back)
Used in vocabulary (1179 in total)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
mainly; primarily
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
chief; main; principal; important
chief; main; principal; major
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
(present) head of a family
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
your husband; her husband
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
(pet) owner; keeper
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
saviour; savior; messiah
lord; master
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
main force; chief object; mainline
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
leadership; initiative; spearhead
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
hegemony; leadership; initiative
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
ruler; monarch; sovereign
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
lord of a castle
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
subject; theme; motif
main battery; main armament
landowner; landlord; landlady
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
main; principal; chief; primary; major
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
leader (of an alliance); leading power
sender; consignor; remitter
the relation of master to servant
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
autonomy; independence
close-cropped hair; shaven head
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
employer's house; master's house
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
advocacy of war
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
feudal lord; daimyo
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
shareholder; stockholder
your husband; her husband
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
communism; collectivism
main purpose; primary objective
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
king; sovereign; daimyo
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
founder of a religious sect
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
main theater of war; principal battlefield
individualism; egoism; selfishness
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
one's principles and position
principle of laissez-faire
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
paymaster; accountant
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
mostly involve; principally involve
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
main force; main troops
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
independent; responsible; active; subjective
ruler's orders; master's orders
democratization; democratisation
the Creator; Maker
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
househusband; stay-at-home dad
close-cropped head; bald hill
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
egoism; egotism; selfishness
Lord of Heaven; God
sea monster; green turtle
main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
main ingredient; main component
chief mourner
young priest; scamp
general meeting of stockholders
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
bishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
loser; owner of a lost article
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (2017-); Constitutional Democratic Party (Russia, 1905-1917)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
major stockholder; large shareholder
sender (of a present)
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
main bedroom; master bedroom
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
heroine; female protagonist
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
people close to the head man
temple's head priest
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
humanism; humanitarianism
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
leading product; flagship product; top product
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
president; chairman
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
the text; the main clause; the main part of a document
(pet) owner; keeper
meritocracy; merit system
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
head (of a university department); chairperson
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
independent production (e.g. of a film)
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
democratic nation; democratic country
democracy; democratic system of government
archbishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
spiritualism; idealism
(doctrine of) anarchism
housewife demographic; housewives
primary star
owner of a horse (esp. racehorse); registered owner (of a racehorse)
degenerate monk; corrupt priest
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
young owner; young proprietor
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
preconception; prejudice
female owner; proprietress; landlady
usurper; tyrant
master of the household
editor-in-chief
the n-th generation head of a family
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument
host; toastmaster
one's chief (literary) work; main work
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
democratic government
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
head of a household
democracy; democratic nation
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
main attack
primary cause; main factor
head of a temple
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
nominative case
large monk; large, bald man; big baldy; large, bald-headed monster
democratic movement; movement towards democracy
owner of a brothel or restaurant
nationalism; extreme patriotism
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
(the principle of) nonresistance
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
(Edo-period) head of a prisoners' group
nationalism; patriotism
one's former master
nationalism; statism
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
sailor; seaman
empiricism; judging things from personal experience
financial backer; financial supporter
central pillar; principal post; backbone of a society or community
showman; impresario; promoter; producer
principal countries
island chief
behaviorism; behaviourism; activism
illuminism; enlightenment
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder
business owner; entrepreneur
jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents
individualist; egoist; selfish person
(head) priest; head priest of the Ise Shrine
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
seller; vendor
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
principle of living only for the moment
absolutism; despotism
supervision; management; supervisor; manager
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
skepticism; scepticism
murder of one's master; murderer of his master
principal raw material; main raw material
advocacy; promotion
chief examiner or investigator
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
sovereignty of the people
farmer; agriculturalist
lender; creditor; landlord
high priest
principal stations
voluntary recall (e.g. of faulty goods)
buyer; purchaser
anti-mainstream faction; fringe group; dissident group
main city (of a district, province, etc.); major city
owner of a company; head of a company
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family
Expressionism; representationalism
the Lord's name (esp. in Christianity)
the Lord's Prayer
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
unowned; unpossessed
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
finder (of lost property)
chief investigator; head of the investigation; lead investigator
advertiser; advertising sponsor
senior town administrator (Edo period)
original poster (of a web-forum thread); OP; thread starter
aestheticism; estheticism
ego; self
main ingredients; chief materials
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
worship of the powerful
leading advocate; important proponent; strong advocator
keynote; predominant element; main point
seller; vendor
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
sovereignty of the people
art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy
farm owner; plantation owner
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
executives; top management; governing body
closely cropped hair
serving a master; employee
exclusivism; exclusionism
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress
intuitionism; intuitionalism
person in charge; competent (authority, minister, etc.)
worrying about one's master's affairs; one who so worries
lender; creditor; landlord
mammonist; money-worshipper
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; (lit.) hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
extremism; radicalism
(Catholic) church; cathedral
master of religious ceremonies
satanism; devil worship
(Roman) Catholicism
former master; late master
the highest peak
samurai attached to a daimyo
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP; Free Democratic Party (Germany); FDP
priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people
spiritism; spiritualism
main complaint
buyer; purchaser
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress
entering the service of a daimyo
sponsoring nation
bozu mekuri; bonze turnup; card game played with a hyakunin isshu deck
big family principle; extended family policy
head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect
monks make pure profit; monks need no capital and have no expenses, so their income is pure profit
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
principal offender
(arch.) secretary (lowest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); shrine official (ranking below a negi)
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
autonomous (national) defence; self-reliant defence
main part; complete subject; grammatical subject
main parts; main components
the Orient for the Orientals
Monroe Doctrine; Monroeism
Japanese sweet eaten with koicha
white supremacy; white supremacism
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
Machism (philosophical ideas of Ernst Mach)
communist regime; communist government
main memory; main storage
democratic state; (a) democracy
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
great ruler
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
anti-mainstream; fringe
territorial ruler (Yamato-period)
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
major newspaper; leading newspaper; widely circulated newspaper
primary business; primary function; primary focus
initiative taken by politicians (in the formulation of a policy or bill) (rather than by bureaucrats)
sponsor of a meeting
collectivism (giving priority to a group rather than any individual member)
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
entering the service of a daimyo
one-state socialism (Stalinist theory); socialism in one country
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
investor; stockholder
main parachute
person in charge; manager; chief; head
(Japanese) Tax Bureau
tonic; keynote
sectarianism; sectionalism
main memory; primary storage
(governmental) supervisor of teachers
principal agent (in a medicine)
German Democratic Republic (i.e. former East Germany)
housewife who works part-time
diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment
opportunism; expediency
movie in which ... has the starring role
main battle area
part-time mom; working mother
The Lord's Prayer
proprietor of a school
sovereignty of the people
demerit system; points-off system
self-management; self-imposed control
chief producing center; chief producing centre
main mountain range; midrib; costa; main vein (leaf)
temple petitioner
head; chief; boss; leader
principle of reciprocity
nulla poena sine lege; no punishment without law
family-oriented way of life; family-first way of life; cocooning
the Sabbath; the Lord's Day
gradualism; slow-and-steady policy
vice president (of China); vice chairman
the principle of honorable death and no surrender
head; leading spirit
first place; head position; leading position
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
owner of a mountain; proprietor of a mine
principle (or ideology) of international cooperation
politics of the people (democratic theory of Sakuzō Yoshino, 1878-1933)
chief abbot (of a Buddhist temple)
separatism; secessionism
anticommunism; anti-communism
Herrenmoral (master morality, as a philosophical concept of Nietzsche)
direct examination; examination-in-chief
primary rainbow
evangelicalism; evangelism
serving a master; employee
main sequence star; main sequence stars
overly pious; sanctimonious; priestly; monkish
moneymaking orientation
loser; owner of a lost article
the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
Christian Democratic Union (Germany); Christian Democrats; CDU
uploader (of videos, music, etc.)
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
dictatorship; despotism
independent development
head of household
economic unit; economic agent; economic entity
business operator
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
democratic form of government
the favor (favour) of one's master
one's main profession
principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government
governing by law and reason rather than by military force
classicism; primitivism
backward-looking philosophy (ideology); conservatism
egoism; love of self
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
principal clause
movie in which ... has the starring role
head position
White Australia Policy (pre-1965 Australian immigration policy)
institutional stockholder
local warriors, or provincial or district officials, who developed paddy field lands
skilfish (Erilepis zonifer); skil
performer of an action; agent; actor
tatami mat without a "heri" (edge)
experimentalism (philosophy, esp. Dewey); experientialism
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
regionalism; sectionalism; localism
humanism; humanitarianism
standardization; standardisation
initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians)
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.
capital personal account; investor account; investor's account; stockholders equity
principle of territorial jurisdiction
star; leading actor
client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed
independent way of life
flag state principle
democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.
main point; keynote
shareholder's equity; capital stock
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
overly pious; sanctimonious; priestly; monkish
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
eudaemonism; eudemonism
subject; topic
the Sabbath; the Lord's Day
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple who substitutes for the chief priest
to relieve someone of the leading role
the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"
sectarianism; sectionalism
Neue Sachlichkeit (German art movement); New Objectivity
self interest supremacy doctrine; (irresponsible) capitalism
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
voluntary liquidation; voluntary closure (of business)
ultraconservative doctrine; ultraconservative policy
primary factor; main cause
principal agent (in a medicine)
Ark of the Lord
New Democracy (concept devised by Mao Zedong)
state capitalism; national capitalism
main storage; main memory
manorial system; manorialism
main girder
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
final cutting (of trees); regeneration cutting
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
primary mirror (of a telescope); main mirror
Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)
(principle of) self-sufficiency
restoration of sovereignty
slapdash approach; rough-and-ready method; speed-before-quality policy
the cabinet minister in charge
laying low, awaiting one's chance
main signal; traffic signal
activist shareholder; outspoken shareholder
ritualism; ceremonialism
war communism (Russia, 1918-1921); military communism
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
subject and predicate
even an eccentric head of family must be obeyed
cost basis; cost principle
rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)
sender (of a present)
chief puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the head and right arm
staple food; main article of diet
stockholder's right
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
main root; taproot
predominant color; predominant colour
atmospheric depression originating in Taiwan
principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country)
bozu mekuri; bonze turnup; card game played with a hyakunin isshu deck
applicant; person who prays
uploader (of videos, music, etc.)
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
feudal lord; daimyo
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
castle tower
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
summit meeting; top-level conference
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
chief; leading; important; prominent
main; principal; important
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
White Australia Policy (pre-1965 Australian immigration policy)
client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed
skilfish (Erilepis zonifer); skil
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
to relieve someone of the leading role
scoring combination consisting of the January, December, and August 20-point cards
Juche (North Korean political ideology)
chief puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the head and right arm
the main thing
low-ranking monk (tasked with doing kitchen chores); monk
independent guideline
home room (in a school)
principal penalty
infringement of sovereignty
chief effect (of a medicine)
doyen of the diplomatic corps
prices of staple commodities
essential elements of information
warehouse owner
patentee; holder of a patent
system under which schoolteachers are assigned additional administrative duties
rice not subject to government controls
wise master
(belief in the desirability of) education by rote learning
man with a bald or shaven head
archaism; pseudoclassicism
holder of preferred stock
great old-timer of the firm
principle of being fair and just; fair and unbiased policy (unbiassed)
master of the priests quarters
coefficient of active earth pressure
principal ideal
(former) Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic; Georgian SSR; GSSR
tub-thumping preacher; preacher (priest) who is good at delivering a sermon; pulpiteer (usually with contemptuous implication)
Store owner, at your service; Yours truly, the Store Owner
first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
strategy of close-quarters fighting
worship or admiration of Western cultures
shaved head; person with a shaved head
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
meritocracy; performance-based system; achievement-based system
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
voluntary export restraint; VER
chief justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
seller and buyer; vendor and purchaser
social constructionism; social constructivism
original poster (of a web-forum thread); OP
master key
master station
principal component analysis; PCA
MDF; Main Division Frame
main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to find a new master
key customers; key customer; major clients; major client
main reinforcement (in a reinforced-concrete structure)
system of self-management; honour system
early phase of the shoin-zukuri residential architecture style
early phase of the shoin-zukuri residential architecture style
master; main character; protagonist
regional sovereignty reform (decentralization of power to local governments)
market price basis; market price principle
quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria); quahaug; hard clam; hard-shell clam; round clam; littleneck
fencing stolen goods; fence
fencing stolen goods; fence
nominal holder of an allocated rice field (ritsuryo system)
shareholder responsibility; stockholder liability
female or male prostitute serving a monk; (fig.) luring a monk into depredation
person who administered religious rituals within the dazaifu jurisdiction (ritsuryo system)
territorial sovereignty
retired husband syndrome; stress syndrome resulting from one's husband being at home
principal diagonal; main diagonal
head priest (at a Buddhist temple)
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)
academic socialism; professorial socialism
breadwinner; provider
principal value
advocacy of consumer rights (product safety, accurate labelling, etc.); consumer activism; consumer advocacy; consumer spending; high levels of consumption
currency principle; currency doctrine
(parasitic) host
uneducated monk; ignorant monk; (lit.) potato-digging monk
main bath (i.e. in a bathhouse)
management familism; paternalistic management; family management style organizational philosophy
monarchical sovereignty
policy of alignment with the United Nations; UN-centrism
philanthropinism; educational system established by J. B. Basedow
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
creophagism; creophagy; carnism
people's democratic dictatorship (e.g. Maoism)
livestock owner; animal farmer
anti-communism, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism (policy of the Socialist Masses Party)
banking principle; banking doctrine
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
principle of nonalignment; nonalignment policy
principle of national self-determination
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor)
poster of a tweet; author of a tweet
most-read newspaper (in a region)
deliberative democracy; discursive democracy
inclusionism; inclusivism
exclusionism; exclusivism
principal chain; main chain; backbone chain
Mercenaria stimpsoni (species of Venus clam)
black swallower (Chiasmodon niger)
Sicyopterus japonicus (species of goby)
Juche (North Korean political ideology); self-reliance; Juche (North Korean calendar)
Examples (200 in total)
You are the master of your own destiny.
The dog knew its master.
He is the master of this house.