Word details
旦那
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 旦那.
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Entry
1
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
Examples
その醜い肉屋の旦那はあの想像上の怪物に似ている。
That ugly butcher resembles that fictional monster.
2
Familiar
husband
Examples
旦那も子供の引き取り権を望んでいた。
Her husband also wanted custody of the children.
3
Used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status
sir; boss; master; governor
4
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
5
Buddhism; Orig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那
alms; almsgiving; almsgiver
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