Definition of 旦那 (だんな)

noun
1.
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2.
husband(familiar language)
3.
sir, boss, master, governor(used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status)
4.
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
See also:パトロン
5.
alms, almsgiving, almsgiver(Buddhist term)(orig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那)
See also:檀越,  檀家
Other readings:
檀那【だんな】
Related Kanji
daybreak, dawn, morning
what?
cedar, sandlewood, spindle tree
Example sentences(showing 8 results)

Hold onto your husband

だん
旦那
ども
子供
けん
Her husband also wanted custody of the children

せんじつ
先日
ともだち
友達
げんかん
玄関
ともだち
友達
だん
旦那
The other day when I stopped by at a friend's house, it wasn't my friend that came out of the front door, but her husband

A woman brought an old picture of her dead husband, wearing a hat, to the photographer

みに
醜い
にく
肉屋
だん
旦那
そうぞうじょ
想像上の
かいぶつ
怪物
That ugly butcher resembles that fictional monster

I came to know the man who is now my husband through e-mail; from an acquaintanceship started in that odd way, before a month had passed, we found ourselves resolving to get married

I don't expect him to understand my innermost thoughts but I wonder what I can do to get him to hold an interest

とし
年老いた
だん
旦那
くちょう
口調
つま
The old man leaned forward and asked his wife with a soft voice