オーナー

おーなー

noun

owner

1. owner, proprietor

The person who owns a business, property, or organization, especially a shop, restaurant, or sports team.

店(みせ)のオーナーに会(あ)った。

I met the owner of the shop.

オーナーが自(みずか)ら料理(りょうり)を作(つく)るレストランだ。

It's a restaurant where the owner cooks the food himself.

マンションのオーナーから家賃(やちん)値上(ねあ)げの連絡(れんらく)が来(き)た。

I received a rent increase notice from the apartment building owner.

From English "owner." Commonly used for business proprietors in Japanese.

Similar words

オーナー: emphasizes ownership (financial/legal)
店長(てんちょう): store manager (may or may not be the owner)
経営者(けいえいしゃ): manager/executive (broader, more formal)
大家(おおや): landlord (specifically for rental property)

Compounds

オーナーシェフ: owner-chef (owns and cooks at the restaurant)
オーナー制度(せいど): ownership system
共同(きょうどう)オーナー: co-owner

Related Words

Related: 経営者(けいえいしゃ) (manager, executive)

Related: 大家(おおや) (landlord)

Compare: 店長(てんちょう) (store manager)

Compare: 持(も)ち主(ぬし) (owner, possessor)

Compare: 所有者(しょゆうしゃ) (owner)

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Added 2026.2.10 17:34 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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