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(かのじょ)茶道(さどう)家元(いえもと)だ。

She is the head of a tea ceremony school.

(ちち)()(ばな)家元(いえもと)()いだ。

My father took over as head of the ikebana school.

(かれ)三十代(さんじゅうだい)(わか)さで家元(いえもと)()いだ。

He became the head of the school at the young age of thirty-something.

その流派(りゅうは)では、家元(いえもと)血筋(ちすじ)が代々[だいだい]()()がれてきた。

In that school, the position of iemoto has passed down through the bloodline for generations.

家元(いえもと)許可(きょか)がなければ、(あたら)しい(かた)(おし)えることはできない。

Without the iemoto's permission, you cannot teach a new form.