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主張

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

主張 — “assertion, insistence, claim”

主張 (read しゅちょう) means assertion, insistence, claim. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しゅちょう

Meaning

assertion, insistence, claim

主張 in a sentence

自分じぶんの意見いけんを主張しゅちょうする。

To assert one's own opinion.

The kanji in 主張

主owner, master
張to stretch taut

Words that share a kanji with 主張

主おも— main, principal, chief
主におもに— mainly, chiefly, primarily
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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