いえもと
家元
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
head of a school (of music, dance)•head family of a school
Example Sentences
彼女は茶道の家元だ。
She is the head of a tea ceremony school.
父は生け花の家元を継いだ。
My father took over as head of the ikebana school.
彼は三十代の若さで家元を継いだ。
He became the head of the school at the young age of thirty-something.
その流派では、家元の血筋が代々[だいだい]受け継がれてきた。
In that school, the position of iemoto has passed down through the bloodline for generations.
家元の許可がなければ、新しい型を教えることはできない。
Without the iemoto's permission, you cannot teach a new form.