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大家さん (おおやさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大おお家やさん

Meanings

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noun

landlord; landlady

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Polite, everyday term for one's landlord or landlady. The さん is part of the word, not an optional honorific.

See also: 大屋 (おおや)

大おお家やさんに家や賃ちんを払はらった。
I paid the rent to the landlord.
うちの大おお家やさんはとても親しん切せつだ。
Our landlady is very kind.

Written forms

大おお家やさん
Standard spelling with honorific さん. The kanji 大家 can also be read たいか (expert, master), but 大家さん is unambiguous.
大おお屋やさん
Alternate spelling using 屋 (shop, house) instead of 家. Less common but still encountered.

Kanji

大large, big
家house, home, family
屋

roof, house, shop

Similar words

大おお家や
大家 (おおや) is a more neutral term for landlord, while 大家さん (おおやさん) is the polite, everyday form with さん built in.
家や主ぬし
家主 (やぬし) also means landlord but is more formal and often used in legal or contractual contexts.

Etymology

From 大 (おお, big/main) + 家 (や, house) + honorific さん. The さん is lexicalized, making it the standard polite form.