- 1. [n] household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper; owner (e.g. of a hotel)
- 2. [n] husband
Kanji in this word
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亭
pavilion, restaurant, mansion, arbor, cottage, vaudeville, music hall, stage nameOn: テイ (tei)、 チン (chin)
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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
あの家は女房が亭主をしりに敷いている。
ano ie ha nyoubou ga teishu woshirini shii teiru .
She wears the trousers in that house.