- 1. [n] head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
- 2. [n] owner; proprietor; proprietress
- 3. [n] subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed)
- 4. [n] guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.)
- 5. [n] husband
- 6. [pn] you (fam)
Kanji in this word
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主
lord, chief, master, main thing, principalOn: シュ (shu)、 ス (su)、 シュウ (shuu)Kun: ぬし (nushi)、 おも (omo)、 あるじ (aruji)
Example Sentences
のろいはのろい主に返る。
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.