JLPT N2 · Noun

主人 (shujin)

主人 (しゅじん, shujin) is a Japanese noun meaning “head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅじん
Romaji: shujin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady · noun
one's husband · noun
(one's) employer; (one's) master · noun
host; hostess · noun

Example sentences

主人は料理がとても上手です。

My husband is a very good cook.

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

Kanji in 主人

lord, chief, masterシュ・ス・ぬし・おも · 5 strokes

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 主人.

ご主人ごしゅじんyour husband主義しゅぎdoctrine主張しゅちょうclaim主婦しゅふhousewife主要しゅようchief主におもにmainly主語しゅごsubject主役しゅやくleading part民主みんしゅdemocracy家主やぬしlandlord主ぬしhead (of a household, etc.)主しゅ(one's) master君主くんしゅmonarch自主じしゅindependence

Source: JMdict entry 1579780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.