Illustration: In a quiet neighborhood park, a parent teaches a child to ride a bicycle, concentrating entirely on the moment the child balances without support. The parent’s hands hover just clear of the saddle while their eyes follow the child’s steady posture.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

主しゅ眼がん

shugan

main aim, focus

Often used as ~に主眼を置く. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. どっちに主眼しゅがん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.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. いずれにしても多おおくの場合ばあい、手事てごとは楽器がっきの技巧ぎこうや旋律せんりつの面白おもしろさを聴きかせることに主眼しゅがんがおかれている。

    At any rate, in most cases tegoto focuses on instrumental techniques and on melodic appeal.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 明治期めいじきには巌谷小波いわやさざなみが前代ぜんだいの物語ものがたりを恩返おんがえしに主眼しゅがんを置おいた子供向こどもむけの読よみ物ものに改作かいさくし、ダイジェスト版ばんが明治めいじ43年ねんから35年間ねんかん、国定教科書こくていきょうかしょの教材きょうざいになり定着ていちゃくしていった。

    During the Meiji Period, Sazanami IWAYA changed the established story into one for children, focusing on the returning of the favor, and the summary of the story appeared in national textbooks for 35 years from 1910.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 主眼

  • 主lord; chiefOnシュ・ス・シュウKunぬし・おも・あるじ
  • 眼eyeballOnガン・ゲンKunまなこ・め

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