Word Meaning 山主

さんしゅ sanshu

山主 is read as さんしゅ (sanshu) and means head priest (at a Buddhist temple).

Meaning

English

head priest (at a Buddhist temple)

Reading

Kana

さんしゅ

Romaji

sanshu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 81591 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

山道

さんどう

mountain road

山家

さんか

mountain villa

山手

やまて

hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)

山野

さんや

hills and fields

山地

さんち

mountainous region

山小屋

やまごや

mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers)

山火事

やまかじ

forest fire

山の手

やまのて

Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds)

山元

やまもと

foot of a mountain

山開き

やまびらき

start of the mountain-climbing season

山分け

やまわけ

equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.)

山海

さんかい

mountains and seas