Definition of 家主 (やぬし)

noun
1.
landlord, landlady(only relevant for やぬし and いえぬし)
2.
house owner, home owner, head of the household
Other readings:
家主【いえぬし】
、
家主【いえあるじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Related Kanji
家 house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
主 lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Example sentences(showing 5 results)

The landlord won't permit him to paint the door red

はんにん
犯人
やぬし
家主
10
まん
万
ごうだつ
強奪
とうそう
逃走
The criminal robbed the landlord of a hundred thousand dollars and ran away

The landlord told him to leave because he hadn't paid his rent

やぬし
家主
やちん
家賃
はら
払えば
、
しょくもつ
食物
かね
金
。
しんたいきわ
進退きわまった
If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea

The landlord told me a cock and bull story about why we didn't have heat for three days