also: かくん
head of the house; master of the household
Rare, formal term for the male head of a family or household, often with a traditional or patriarchal connotation. Not used in everyday modern Japanese; 家長 (かちょう) is the common equivalent.
In old documents, the head of the house is recorded as the leader of the clan.
Rare kanji spelling; the reading かくん is the standard Sino-Japanese reading for this compound.
Rare native-Japanese reading; may appear in older texts or specific contexts.
Sino-Japanese compound of 家 (house) and 君 (lord, master). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now rare.