家主(やぬし)

やぬし
noun
landlord, homeowner
1. landlord, property owner
A person who owns a house or apartment building and rents it out to tenants.
家主(やぬし)に家賃(やちん)を払(はら)う。
I pay rent to the landlord.
家主(やぬし)の許可(きょか)がないと改装(かいそう)できない。
You can't renovate without the landlord's permission.
家主(やぬし)さんがとても親切(しんせつ)な人(ひと)で助(たす)かった。
I was grateful that the landlord was a very kind person.
2. head of household
The person who owns and lives in a house (less common usage).
家主(やぬし)として家(いえ)を守(まも)る。
To protect the house as the head of household.
祖父(そふ)が長年(ながねん)この家(いえ)の家主(やぬし)だった。
My grandfather was the head of this household for many years.
家主(やぬし)が留守(るす)の間(あいだ)、隣(となり)の人(ひと)が家(いえ)の様子(ようす)を見(み)てくれた。
While the homeowner was away, the neighbor kept an eye on the house.

USAGE: 家主(やぬし) is the standard term for a landlord in rental situations.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 家主(やぬし)に連絡(れんらく)する (to contact the landlord)
  • 家主(やぬし)の許可(きょか) (the landlord's permission)
  • 家主(やぬし)と借主(かりぬし) (landlord and tenant)

RELATED:

  • 大家(おおや) - landlord (more colloquial, often for apartment buildings)
  • 地主(じぬし) - landowner
  • 借主(かりぬし) - tenant, renter
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Added 2026.1.13 21:42 · Revised 2026.3.3 11:09
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