Meaning of 家主 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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家主JLPT 2
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Kana Readingやぬし, いえぬし
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Romajiyanushi, ienushi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- landlord
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Example Sentences
家主, やぬし, いえぬし used in context
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The criminal robbed the landlord of a hundred thousand dollars and ran away.
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The landlord told him to leave because he hadn't paid his rent.
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The landlord won't permit him to paint the door red.
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家主は、この３日間暖房がきかなかった理由をあれこれ並べ立てたが、どうせ見え透いたウソだった。
The landlord told me a cock and bull story about why we didn't have heat for three days.
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家主に家賃を払えば、食物を買う金がなくなる。進退きわまったというところだ。
If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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Kanji found in this word
house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
On: カ, ケ
Kun: いえ, や, うち
10 strokes
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
On: シュ, ス, シュウ
Kun: ぬし, おも, あるじ
5 strokes
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