Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on

    see 主眼

    どっちに主眼をおくかでどちらでもいいでしょ。
    Depending on which you think of as the main point, either is OK.

Also written 主眼をおく【しゅがんをおく】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

Kun
ぬしおもあるじ
On
シュシュウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
95 of 2500
Radical
dot
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

かずもん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-4, 2-2-3, 4-5-2SKIP code
4f1.1The Kanji Dictionary
0010.4Four corner code
472deroo
4e3bUnicode hex code
1-28-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
285Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
38New Nelson (John Haig)
1938New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2437Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1231Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1696Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
266Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
284Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
91A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
196Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
49Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
100Morohashi
299A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
155Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
237sakade
106Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
315henshall3
252Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
34crowley
70Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
19Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
272Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhu3Pinyin reading
juKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eyeball

Kun
まなこ
On
ガンゲン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1527 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-5-6SKIP code
5c6.1The Kanji Dictionary
6703.2Four corner code
3965deroo
773cUnicode hex code
1-20-67JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3140Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3935New Nelson (John Haig)
1172New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1504Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
796Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1084Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1467Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1577Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1127A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1637Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
674Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23318Morohashi
640A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
848Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
867Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
754sakade
1561Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
669henshall3
725Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
976Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1387Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1479Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan3Pinyin reading
anKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn

Kun
お.く-お.き
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
277 of 2500
Radical
net
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Used in names as

おきおけ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-5-8, 3-1-12SKIP code
5g8.8The Kanji Dictionary
6071.6Four corner code
3675deroo
7f6eUnicode hex code
1-35-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3644Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4645New Nelson (John Haig)
2608New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3222Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1671Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2262Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
832Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
895Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
322A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2232Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
345Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28298Morohashi
545A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
426Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
432Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
469sakade
831Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
570henshall3
610Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
312crowley
262Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1466Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
840Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi4Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level