Word Meaning 主要

しゅよう shuyou

主要 is read as しゅよう (shuyou) and means chief.

Meaning

English

  1. chief
  2. main
  3. principal
  4. major

Reading

Kana

しゅよう

Romaji

shuyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 1576 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

主要国

しゅようこく

principal countries

主要部

しゅようぶ

head

主要人物

しゅようじんぶつ

key people

主要産業

しゅようさんぎょう

key industry

主要業務

しゅようぎょうむ

primary business

主要部品

しゅようぶひん

main parts

主要点

しゅようてん

main point

主要物価

しゅようぶっか

prices of staple commodities

主要納入先

しゅようのうにゅうさき

key customers

主要国首脳会議

しゅようこくしゅのうかいぎ

Group of Eight

主要組織適合遺伝子複合体

しゅようそしきてきごういでんしふくごうたい

major histocompatibility complex

主要部先導型

しゅようぶせんどうがた

head-initial

Example Sentences

10

What were the chief events of 1990?

Coffee is Brazil's main product.

Mining is one of the main sources of wealth in Chile.

By summit, do you mean the Group of Eight?

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the country with the longest life expectancy.

The purpose of a conclusion is to sum up the main points of the essay.

Today, automobiles have taken the place of horses as the principal means of transportation.

Many of Europe's metropolises are plagued by the doughnut phenomenon.

Cold calls are the primary function of the telemarketing department.

Most languages in the world follow the SOV word order, but major languages follow the SVO word order.