JLPT N3 · Noun

大家 (ooya)

大家 (おおや, ooya) is a Japanese noun meaning “landlord; landlady”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おおや
Romaji: ooya
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

landlord; landlady · noun

Example sentences

その大家は以前は暮らし向きがよかったそうだ。

They say the landlord used to be well off.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 大家

大

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

家

house, home, familyカ・ケ・いえ・や · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大家.

大勢おおぜいcrowd of people大人おとなadult大学だいがくuniversity大切たいせつimportant大変たいへんvery大きいおおきいbig大きなおおきなbig大使館たいしかんembassy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe大好きだいすきliking very much大抵たいていmostly大事だいじimportant大体だいたいgenerally大分だいぶconsiderably

Source: JMdict entry 1413140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.