主要 (shuyou)
主要 (しゅよう, shuyou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “chief; main”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- しゅよう
- Romaji
- shuyou
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- chief; main; principal; major · な-adjective, noun
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 主要
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 主要だ | しゅようだ shuyouda |
| Present (polite) | 主要です | しゅようです shuyoudesu |
| Negative | 主要じゃない | しゅようじゃない shuyoujanai |
| Past | 主要だった | しゅようだった shuyoudatta |
| Negative past | 主要じゃなかった | しゅようじゃなかった shuyoujanakatta |
| Te-form | 主要で | しゅようで shuyoude |
| Before a noun | 主要な | しゅような shuyouna |
| Adverb (~ni) | 主要に | しゅように shuyouni |
Kanji in 主要
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 主要.
ご主人ごしゅじんyour husband主義しゅぎdoctrine主張しゅちょうclaim主婦しゅふhousewife主におもにmainly主語しゅごsubject主人しゅじんhead (of a household)主役しゅやくleading part民主みんしゅdemocracy家主やぬしlandlord主ぬしhead (of a household, etc.)主しゅ(one's) master君主くんしゅmonarch自主じしゅindependence
Source: JMdict entry 1326320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.