Vocab Info
N1 Noun, Pronoun
主head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun - 1. - head (of a household, etc.), leader, master 
- 2. - owner, proprietor, proprietress 
- 3. - subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed) 
- 4. - guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.) 
- 5. - husband 
 
- Pronoun - 6. - you Familiar language,- See Also: 
 
All Forms
主 【ぬし】
Details
- ぬ 
- し 
 
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Examples
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- 警察が落とし物の主を探している。 - The police are looking for the owner of the lost item. - N1
 
- この沼の主は河童だと言われています。 - It is said that the master of this swamp is a kappa. - N1
 
- 頭の中で鳴り響く声の主は、私自身でした。 - The owner of the voice echoing in my head turned out to be myself. - N1
 
- 父の死後、この家の主が父から私に変わることとなりました。 - After my father's death, I became the head of this household, succeeding him. - N1
 
- 家族は皆娘の言いなりだから、この家の主は娘と言っても過言ではない。 - Everyone in the family does exactly as the daughter says, so it's not a stretch to say that she's the head of the household. - N1
 
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