Definition of 家主 (やぬし)

やぬし

家主

やぬし

yanushi

JLPT N1 JLPT N2

Common word

noun

landlord, landlady(only relevant for やぬし and いえぬし)

house owner, home owner, head of the household

Related Kanji

家	house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
主	lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

Example sentences(showing 5 results)

やぬし

かれ

あか

ぬ

ゆる

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

はんにん

やぬし

１０

まん

ごうだつ

とうそう

The criminal robbed the landlord of a hundred thousand dollars and ran away

やぬし

かれ

やちん

はら

でい

い

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

やぬし

やちん

はら

、

しょくもつ

か

かね

。

しんたいきわ

進退きわまった

というところ

だ

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

やぬし

、

みっかかん

だんぼう

りゆう

ならた

、

みす

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