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主しゅ人じん
Meanings
Noun
1. head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady
I'm the head of this household.
2. one's husband
It's not that I really like my husband.
3. (one's) employer; (one's) master
The dog is also looking up at its master intently.
4. host; hostess
The guests thanked their host and went home.
Kanji used
主
(one's) master
人
person
Pitch accent
しゅ
じん
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Composed of
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
your husband; her husband
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
your husband; her husband
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
young owner; young proprietor
host; toastmaster
former lord
samurai attached to a daimyo
propriety air
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
retired husband syndrome; stress syndrome resulting from one's husband being at home
Examples (22 in total)
Is it okay if my husband comes along too?
My husband caught a cold and he's resting in bed.
He is the master of this house.
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