ぬし
Meanings
Noun
1. head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
2. owner; proprietor; proprietress
3. subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed)
4. guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.)
5. husband
Pronoun
Familiar language
6. you
Kanji used
(one's) master
Pitch accent
Top 1700
Used in vocabulary (57 in total)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
landowner; landlord; landlady
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
sender; consignor; remitter
shareholder; stockholder
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
loser; owner of a lost article
owner of a horse (esp. racehorse); registered owner (of a racehorse)
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
investor; stockholder
showman; impresario; promoter; producer
original poster (of a web-forum thread); OP; thread starter
head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder
business owner; entrepreneur
lender; creditor; landlord
seller; vendor
employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress
buyer; purchaser
finder (of lost property)
advertiser; advertising sponsor
lender; creditor; landlord
territorial ruler (Yamato-period)
owner of a mountain; proprietor of a mine
loser; owner of a lost article
head of household
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.
client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed
applicant; person who prays
client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed
great old-timer of the firm
holder of preferred stock
original poster (of a web-forum thread); OP
poster of a tweet; author of a tweet
patentee; holder of a patent
breadwinner; provider
warehouse owner
Examples (1 in total)
You are the master of your own destiny.