あるじ
Aruji
Other forms: 主人、饗
主 (Aruji) is a Japanese noun meaning “head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord”.
Meanings
- nounhead (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant)
- nounentertaining someone as one's guest
Examples
この家のあるじは私だ。
It is I who am head of this family.
のろいはのろい主に返る。
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
彼の主な興味は史学にある。
His main interest is in history.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).