ご主人

• 読み: ごしゅじん
• ローマ字: goshujin
• 漢字の分解: 主 (shu/nushi) — master, lord; 人 (jin/hito) — person
• 発音: /ɡo.ɕɯ.d͡ʑiɴ/

意味

Someone else's husband. A polite way to refer to another person's spouse.

The honorific ご (go) is attached to 主人 (shujin, master/husband) to create a respectful form used when referring to someone else's husband. Not used for one's own husband — for that, 主人 or 夫 (otto) is used instead. Also used to address a shop owner.

例文

1. ご主人はお元気ですか。
2. 田中さんのご主人は医者です。
3. ご主人によろしくお伝えください。

使い方ガイド

場面: polite conversation, greetings, social situations

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

From 主人 (shujin), literally 'master' or 'head of household.' The kanji 主 means master/lord and 人 means person. The honorific prefix ご makes it appropriate for referring to others' husbands.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal