Word Meaning 像主

ぞうしゅ zoushu

像主 is read as ぞうしゅ (zoushu) and means (historically) patron.

Meaning

English

(historically) patron
someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art
subject (of a portrait or bust)
a person posing for a portrait or bust

Reading

Kana

ぞうしゅ

Romaji

zoushu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 76685 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

像

ぞう

image

像法

ぞうぼう

age of the copied law (one of the three ages of Buddhism)

像面

ぞうめん

image surface (optics)

像容

ぞうよう

features of a statue

像面湾曲

ぞうめんわんきょく

curvature of field (optics)

坊主

ぼうず

not catching anything

雇い主

やといぬし

employer

贈り主

おくりぬし

sender (of a present)

城主

じょうしゅ

lord of a castle

世帯主

せたいぬし

head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register)

領主

りょうしゅ

feudal lord

荷主

にぬし

shipper