主 The 主 sound set All read チュウ See 主 as a kanji → These jōyō kanji all use 主 as a sound hint — a clue to pronunciation, not meaning. 住 ジュウ、ヂュウ、チュウ dwell, reside, live 注 チュウ pour, irrigate, shed (tears) 駐 チュウ stop-over, reside in, resident 柱 チュウ pillar, post, cylinder ← All sound sets