地主(じぬし)

じぬし
noun
landowner, landlord
societyhistory
1. landowner, landlord
A person who owns land. Historically refers to wealthy landowners who leased land to tenant farmers. In modern usage, refers to anyone who owns real property.
地主(じぬし)に許可(きょか)をもらう。
To get permission from the landowner.
地主(じぬし)と借地人(しゃくちにん)の間(あいだ)でトラブルが起(お)きた。
A dispute arose between the landowner and the tenant.
戦前(せんぜん)の日本(にほん)では大(おお)地主(じぬし)が広大(こうだい)な農地(のうち)を所有(しょゆう)していた。
In prewar Japan, large landowners possessed vast farmland.

Etymology

The 地主(じぬし) system was central to pre-modern Japanese agriculture. Large landowners leased rice paddies to tenant farmers (小作人(こさくにん)), who paid rent in rice. After World War II, the Allied occupation carried out land reform (農地(のうち)改革(かいかく)), breaking up large estates and distributing land to tenant farmers.

Common collocations

  • 大(おお)地主(じぬし): large landowner
  • 地主(じぬし)と小作人(こさくにん): landowner and tenant farmer
  • 不在(ふざい)地主(じぬし): absentee landlord

Related Words

Compare: 大家(おおや) (building landlord)
Compare: 家主(やぬし) (landlord, homeowner)
Compare: 領主(りょうしゅ) (feudal lord)
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Added 2026.2.19 22:38 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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