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主

おも

main, chief

Mnemonic

The lamp on its stand in the middle of the room, everything else arranged round where the light falls. The same おも as heavy and as thought, and this is the weight the room turns on. Her job is mostly the customers: おも.

Built from

master, main
A lamp on its stand with the flame drawn in above. The one thing in a room that everything else is arranged around.

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