主

Meaning

1. n
   head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
2. n
   owner; proprietor; proprietress
3. n
   subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed)
4. n
   guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.)
5. n
   husband
6. pn
   you
7. pn archaic
   you
8. suf archaic
   honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
9. n
   (one's) master; (one's) employer; (one's) lord
10. n
    (one's) master; (one's) employer; (one's) lord
11. n
    leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; chief
12. n
    Lord
13. n
    main thing; chief part; first consideration; primary object; principal aim
14. n
    head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant)
15. n archaic
    entertaining someone as one's guest
16. adj-nan
    chief; main; principal; important
17. adj-nan abbreviation
    main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

Example sentences

• 「お前、どこの子だ？」足に纏わりついてきたのは、小さな子猫だった。灰色の縞模様のふわふわした猫だ。

  "Who do you belong to?" Wrapped around his feet was a small cat. It was a fluffy grey striped cat.

• あの亜弓って子、まだ１３歳だけど５つのときから子役として映画や舞台に出演。

  That 'Ayumi' kid, only 13 but has performed in movies and theatres as a child actor since she was five.

• 従姉妹にはね、もの凄いボインボインな子がいるんだよ？

  Among my cousins, you know, there's a girl with the most enormous breasts.