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What does 主人 (しゅじん, shujin) mean?

主人 (しゅじん, shujin) means host, master of the house; shop owner; one's own husband.

Quick facts
Readingしゅじん
Romajishujin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しゅじん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshujin

host, master of the house; shop owner; one's own husband

  1. 1noun head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress
  2. 2noun one's husband
  3. 3noun (one's) employer; (one's) master
  4. 4noun host; hostess

Example sentences

  • My husband is out at the moment.

  • The owner of this shop is very kind.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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