ていしゅ
Teishu
亭主 (Teishu) is a Japanese noun meaning “household head, master, host (e.g. of a tea gathering), innkeeper”.
Meanings
- nounhousehold head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper; owner (e.g. of a hotel)
- nounhusband
Examples
うちの亭主は甲斐性がない。
My husband isn't quite the provider he should be.
亭主が女房の尻にしかれるのも当然だ。
No wonder he is a henpecked husband.
あの家は女房が亭主をしりに敷いている。
She wears the trousers in that house.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).