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主に

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

主に — “mainly, chiefly, primarily”

主に (read おもに) means mainly, chiefly, primarily. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a adverb.

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おもに

Meaning

mainly, chiefly, primarily

主に in a sentence

週末しゅうまつは主におもに家いえにいます。

On weekends I'm mainly at home.

The kanji in 主に

主owner, master

Words that share a kanji with 主に

主おも— main, principal, chief
主人しゅじん— husband, master (of the house)
ご主人ごしゅじん— (your/someone else's) husband
主義しゅぎ— principle, doctrine, -ism
主張しゅちょう— assertion, insistence, claim
主婦しゅふ— housewife
主要しゅよう— main, principal, major
主語しゅご— subject (grammar)

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