主体

See also: 主體

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 主体 – see 主體 (“the main part; the part making up most of something; subject; etc.”). (This term, 主体, is the simplified form of 主體.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
主	体
しゅ Grade: 3	たい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
主體 (kyūjitai)

Noun

主(しゅ)体(たい) • (shutai) 

1. the main part, the part making up most of something
2. (philosophy) subject
3. Juche (the state ideology of North Korea)

Antonyms

• 客(きゃく)体(たい) (kyakutai, “object”)

Derived terms

• 主(しゅ)体(たい)性(せい) (shutaisei, “activity, autonomy”)
• 主(しゅ)体(たい)的(てき) (shutaiteki, “active, autonomous”)