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亭主 (teishu) Japanese meaning: head of a household | Kotomora
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旅りょ 館かん の 亭てい 主しゅ が 玄げん 関かん まで 迎むか え に 来き て くれ た 。
The innkeeper came to the entrance to greet us.
At a tea gathering, the host prepares the tea.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 亭てい 主しゅ を 務つと める for someone to serve as host/master (e.g. at a tea ceremony)
He served as the host at the tea ceremony.
亭てい 主しゅ を 立た てる to defer to and respect one's husband
She defers to her husband and doesn't voice her opinions in front of others.
亭てい 主しゅ に 頭あたま が 上あ がらない to be unable to stand up to one's husband
It seems she can't ever stand up to her husband.
Kanji 亭 pavilion, restaurant, mansion Related words 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.
夫 is the standard, neutral word for 'husband' used in formal writing, whereas 亭主 is colloquial and often implies he rules the household.
旦那 is a casual, affectionate term for one's husband used mainly in speech, while 亭主 has a slightly more old-fashioned, 'master of the house' nuance.
Don't confuse with 店主 specifically means the owner/manager of a shop, while 亭主 more broadly covers a household master, event host, or innkeeper as well as one's husband.
Etymology 亭 (pavilion, inn) + 主 (master). Originally referred to the master of a lodging house or pavilion, later extended to the head of a household and husband.
