Japanese word

ご主人

Pronunciation

Romajigoshujin

Meaning

  • nounyour husband

Example

ご主人は会社員ですか？go shu jin wa gai sha in de su ka

Is your husband an office worker?

Illustration for ご主人 (your husband)

More examples

ご主人は料理が上手ですね。go shu jin wa ryō ri ga jō zu de su ne

Your husband is good at cooking.

Core concept

ご主人 (goshujin) refers to a person's husband in a respectful way, especially when speaking about someone else's husband.

Common phrases

  • ご主人の名前go shu jin no na mae

    your husband's name

  • ご主人を紹介するgo shu jin o shō kai su ru

    introduce your husband

  • ご主人から聞くgo shu jin ka ra ki ku

    hear from your husband

Similar words

夫otto: A man who is married to someone.
旦那danna: A husband referred to in a familiar or informal way.
主人shujin: A husband referred to in a formal or traditional way.
亭主teishu: A husband referred to in a casual, often old-fashioned way.

Definition in Japanese

他人の夫を敬っていう語。ta nin no otto o uyama tte i u go

Word origin

ご主人 (goshujin) combines the honorific prefix ご (go) with 主人 (shujin), which originally meant "master" or "head of a household" and came to refer respectfully to a husband.

Usage tips

  • In a maid-cafe setting, ご主人様 (goshujin-sama) addresses a customer as the maid's master, giving ご主人 (goshujin) a meaning different from husband.

Other meanings

  • her husbandnoun

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