旦那 (Danna) is a Japanese noun meaning “master (of a house, shop, etc.), husband, sir, boss”.
Meanings
- nounmaster (of a house, shop, etc.)
- nounhusband
- nounsir; boss; master; governorused to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status
- nounpatron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
- nounalms; almsgiving; almsgiverorig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那
Examples
旦那様をしっかり捕まえていなさい。
Hold onto your husband.
旦那も子供の引き取り権を望んでいた。
Her husband also wanted custody of the children.
その醜い肉屋の旦那はあの想像上の怪物に似ている。
That ugly butcher resembles that fictional monster.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).