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なぬし
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
Alt. forms
名
な
主
ぬし
98%
なぬし
1%
Pitch accent
な
ぬし
Used in: 5
Composed of
な
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
ぬし
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
ろう
なぬし
head of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
まち
なぬし
senior town administrator (Edo period)