Vocabulary

What does 主要 (しゅよう, shuyou) mean?

主要 (しゅよう, shuyou) means main, principal.

Quick facts
Readingしゅよう
Romajishuyou
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しゅよう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshuyou

main, principal

  1. 1na-adjective · noun chief; main; principal

Example sentences

  • This is the main station of this town.

  • We discussed the main issues at the meeting.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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