主

ぬし· also しゅ、あるじ、おも、にし、のし、す、しゅう

head (of a household, etc.); leader; master; owner

JLPT N1 Common word Intermediate Japanese L13 Also written 主人、饗、重、子

Meanings

  1. Noun

    head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
  2. owner; proprietor; proprietress
  3. subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed)
  4. guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.)
  5. husband
All 14 meanings
  1. Pronoun

    youFamiliar
  2. Noun

    (one's) master; (one's) employer; (one's) lord
  3. leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; chief
  4. Lord
  5. main thing; chief part; first consideration; primary object; principal aim
  6. head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant)
  7. Na-adjective, Noun

    chief; main; principal; important
  8. main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)Abbreviation
  9. Noun

    (one's) master; (one's) employer; (one's) lord
Rare and archaic meanings (3)
  1. entertaining someone as one's guestArchaic
  2. Pronoun

    youArchaicFamiliar
  3. Suffix

    honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a nameArchaicHonorific

Example sentences

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