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Meaning of 亭主 in Japanese
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亭主
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Kana Readingていしゅ
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Romajiteishu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper; owner (e.g. of an hotel)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- husband
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Examples of 亭主, ていしゅ in a sentence
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No wonder he is a hen - pecked husband.
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酔っ払っておそく家に帰ったかどで、怒った女房は亭主に食ってかかり、箒で亭主をひっぱたいた。
The angry wife was on the warpath; she hit her husband with a broom for coming home late and drunk.
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酔っ払っておそく家に帰ったかどで、怒った女房は亭主に食ってかかり、箒で亭主をひっぱたいた。
The angry wife was on the warpath; she hit her husband with a broom for coming home late and drunk.
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女房の尻にしかれている亭主は、幸せな独り者に話してはじめて、自分の問題を認識することがたびたびだ。
Many times, a hen-pecked husband doesn't know his problems until he talks to a happy bachelor.
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女房が映画に行きたがっていることがよくわかったので、いじわるな亭主は一計を案じ、くるあてもない来客を家で待つことにした。
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
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My husband isn't quite the provider he should be.
Related Kanji
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pavilion, restaurant, mansion, arbor, cottage, vaudeville, music hall, stage name
On'Yomi: テイ, チン
Kun'Yomi:
5 strokes
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
On'Yomi: シュ, ス, シュウ
Kun'Yomi: ぬし, おも, あるじ