主人

• 読み: しゅじん
• ローマ字: shujin
• 漢字の分解: 主 (shu/nushi) — master, main; 人 (jin/hito) — person
• 発音: /ɕɯ.dʑiɴ/

意味

Husband; head of a household; proprietor; master. Used to refer to one's own husband or the owner of a business.

Traditionally used by wives to refer to their own husbands in polite speech. Also means the owner or proprietor of a shop or restaurant. Some younger speakers prefer 夫 (otto) as a more equal-sounding alternative. When referring to someone else's husband, ご主人 (goshujin) with the honorific prefix is standard.

例文

1. 主人は今、仕事に行っています。
2. この店の主人はとても面白い人です。
3. 主人と一緒に旅行に行きました。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, social conversation, business

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

Composed of 主 (shu, 'master/main') and 人 (jin, 'person'). Originally meant 'the main person' of a household or establishment.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal