Japanese word
主役
しゅやく
In your course · Chapter 24
- Part of speech
- noun
- Level
- B1
Meanings
- main role
- leading part
- leading actor
- leading actress
Source: Tonada course · JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG Licence))
Kanji
- 主
- On reading:
- シュ、シュウ、ス
- Kun reading:
- あるじ、おも、ぬし
- Meanings:
- lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
- 役
- On reading:
- エキ、ヤク
- Meanings:
- duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Source: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG Licence))