おも

主
chief
main
principal
important
重
main
principal
important

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おも【主】

～な 〔主要な〕 chief; principal; main; major; leading; outstanding; 〔大部分を占める〕 most; the majority [bulk] of…. [⇒おもに²]

●その協議会の主な会員は皆出席した. All the leading members of the council were present.

・今日の会議に出た主な意見をメモしておいてくれ. Note down for me all the principal views that were expressed at the conference today.

・彼女の主な専攻は分子生物学だ. Her main area of specialization is molecular biology.

・アルゼンチンは牛肉の主な供給国に数えられる. Argentina is counted among the principal beef suppliers.

・ジャガイモは北海道の主な産物の 1 つである. Potatoes are one of Hokkaidō's main products.

・小説を対象とする文学賞は主なものだけでも十指に余る. You'd need more than your ten fingers to count just the foremost literary prizes awarded for fiction.

・京都の主な祭りといえば葵祭や祇園祭だ. Chief among Kyoto's festivals are the Aoi Festival and the Gion Festival.

・卵の主な成分はたんぱく質である. The principal component of eggs is protein.

●集まった人たちは 30 代が主だった. Thirty-year-olds comprised the majority of the gathering.

・その作家の作品は短篇が主だ. Most of the author's works are short stories.

・彼としゃべるときは英語が主だ. When I talk to him, we use mostly English.

・仕事は営業が主です. Sales is the main part of my job. | My job is chiefly [mainly, for the most part] sales. | In the main, my job is sales.

・このあたりではバラが主ですが, ランを育てている人もいます. Roses are the main crop [Mostly roses are grown] in these parts, but some orchids are raised, too.

II

おも【面】

●水の面 the surface of the water; the water surface.