Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. head of household; proprietor; landlord 2. one's husband 3. one's employer; one's master 4. host; hostess Usage patterns 主しゅ 人じん を 亡な くす to lose one's husband (become widowed)
She lost her husband while still young.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 主しゅ 人じん the owner/proprietor of a place
The owner of that shop is very kind.
主しゅ 人じん 役やく を 務つと める to act as host at a gathering
He served as host at the party.
主しゅ 人じん に 相そう 談だん する to consult one's husband about something
I'll decide about the move after talking it over with my husband.
Related words· 8 主人 is the traditional, slightly formal word a wife uses for her own husband, while 夫 is the neutral, modern term usable in any register.
旦那 is a casual, affectionate way to say 'husband' or 'master', whereas 主人 sounds more formal and traditional.
主人 used for 'employer' has an old-fashioned, hierarchical feel, while 上司 is the common modern word for one's boss at work.
主人 is the common everyday word for a master, owner, or husband, while 主 is a more formal, literary term for someone in a position of authority.
Show 4 more Show fewer 主人 is the common modern word for 'master', 'head of household', or 'husband', while 主 carries a more traditional or literary flavor and is used in a wider range of senses.
主人 is the more common, neutral word for the male head of a household or one's husband, while 亭主 sounds more traditional and can carry a jocular or old-fashioned tone.
主人 is the common modern word for 'husband' or 'master/owner', while 主 (あるじ ) is more archaic and used in traditional or literary contexts.
主人 is the common word for the head of a household or shop owner, whereas 主人公 in this sense is a rarer, more formal way to refer to the same role.
Opposites· 8 主人 in the sense of 'husband' is the direct counterpart to 妻 , meaning 'wife'.
主人 as 'employer/master' is opposed to 使用人 , meaning 'servant' or 'employee' who serves under the 主人 .
主人 is the host who receives people, the direct opposite role to 客 , the guest who is received.
Show 5 more Show fewer 主人 is the master or lord whom a 奴 (servant) served, making them opposite roles in the Edo-period household hierarchy.
女将 refers to the female proprietress of an establishment, whereas 主人 refers to the male proprietor or master of the same kind of business.
主人 means the master or employer who is served, the direct opposite of しもべ , the servant.
主人 means the master or lord, the direct opposite of 臣 , which denotes the servant or retainer beneath him.
主人 is the master or lord being served, the direct opposite role to the serving 従者 .
Politeness 主人 refers to one's own husband or master, while ご主人 is the polite form used to refer to someone else's husband or the master of another household.
主人 is the humble, formal way to refer to one's own husband when speaking to others, while 夫 is the neutral, everyday term.
Don't confuse with 主人公 means 'protagonist' or 'main character' in a story, quite different from 主人 's meanings of 'husband', 'master', or 'host'.
主任 (しゅにん , 'chief/head of a section') is easily confused with 主人 (しゅじん , 'master' or 'one's husband') because both share the kanji 主 and a similar sound.
Word family· 9 protagonist; main character; hero or heroine · head of a household; proprietor
your husband; her husband
host; toastmaster
proprietary air; acting like the owner
mistress of the house; hostess; landlady; proprietress
Show 4 more Show fewer former lord; former master
young owner; young proprietor
samurai in service to a daimyo
retired husband syndrome; stress from husband being home
Etymology Composed of 主 (しゅ , 'master' or 'main') and 人 (じん , 'person'). The combination has long been used to denote a person in a position of authority or ownership within a household or establishment.
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