Vocabulary

What does 大家 (おおや, ooya) mean?

大家 (おおや, ooya) means landlord.

Quick facts
Readingおおや
Romajiooya
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おおや
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonooya

landlord

  1. 1noun landlord; landlady

Example sentences

  • I paid the rent to the landlord.

  • The landlord 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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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