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
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Used in vocabulary (57 in total)
① その物を所有している人。
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
① 土地所有者。狭義では、土地所有によって一つの社会階層を形成した者。
① 家の主人。② 貸家の大家。
① 家の主人。② 貸家の大家。
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
① 株式会社に出資したことを証する株式を保有している者。社団法的観点における、株式会社という社団の社員(構成員)。
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
investor; stockholder
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
original poster (of a web-forum thread); OP; thread starter
showman; impresario; promoter; producer
business owner; entrepreneur
head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder
lender; creditor; landlord
① ある品物を売る人。
① ある品物を買う人。
employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress
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
① 願い出る本人。
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
warehouse owner
breadwinner; provider
Examples (1 in total)
You are the master of your own destiny.