Word details

主人

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 主人.

Dictionary

Entry

主人ゅじんNounFreq #2082
1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady

Examples
主人は料理がとても上手です。
My husband is a very good cook.
2

one's husband

3

(one's) employer; (one's) master

4

host; hostess

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

5 strokesFrequency 95JLPT N3Grade 3

On

シュシュウ

Kun

ぬしおもあるじ

Nanori

かずもん

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

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