大家

• 読み: おおや
• ローマ字: ooya
• 漢字の分解: 大 (dai/oo) — big, great; 家 (ka/ya) — house, home
• 発音: /o.o.ja/

意味

Landlord; property owner who rents out housing to tenants.

A noun read as おおや when meaning 'landlord' (the person who owns and rents out property). Not to be confused with the reading たいか, which means 'great master/authority' in a field. Very common in everyday life discussions about renting apartments. Often appears with さん: 大家さん (the landlord).

例文

1. 大家さんに家賃を払いに行った。
2. 水漏れがあったので大家さんに連絡した。
3. 新しい大家さんはとても親切な人だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: housing, renting, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 大 (big, great) and 家 (house, family). The original meaning was 'big house' or 'main household,' which evolved to mean the owner of rental property — the person with the big house who rents out rooms.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal