Word Meaning 主語

しゅご shugo

主語 is read as しゅご (shugo) and means subject.

Meaning

English

  1. subject

Reading

Kana

しゅご

Romaji

shugo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 述語 Rank 9716 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無生物主語

むせいぶつしゅご

inanimate subject

主人

しゅじん

one's husband

主体

しゅたい

subject

主に

おもに

mainly

主題

しゅだい

subject

主として

しゅとして

mainly

主食

しゅしょく

staple food

主力

しゅりょく

main force

主人公

しゅじんこう

head (of a household)

あるじ

entertaining someone as one's guest

おも

main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

しゅ

(one's) master

Example Sentences

3

しゅごをしょうりゃくしてもいみはつうじます。

Even if the subject is omitted, the meaning still gets across.

These are both called "future volitional" and include the intent of the subject.

'Verb' refers to the predicate verb. Predicate verbs change their form depending on the subject and the time expressed.