あるじ

主

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant)

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

head (of a household)•proprietor (of a store)•proprietress•landlord•landlady•master (of a servant)

Noun

entertaining someone as one's guest

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Kanji Breakdown

Example Sentences

この家(いえ)のあるじは私(わたし)だ。

It is I who am head of this family.

Related Kanji

lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

シュ / ぬし

Other Readings

This kanji can also be read as:

おもchief; main; principal; important しゅ(one's) master; (one's) employer; (one's) lord ぬしhead (of a household, etc.); leader; master にしyou すhonorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name しゅう(one's) master; (one's) employer; (one's) lord