Japanese word

オーナー

Pronunciation

Romajiōnā

Meaning

  • nounowner

Example

私はオーナーに電話します。watashi wa ō nā ni den wa shi ma su

I will call the owner.

Illustration for オーナー (owner)

More examples

このホテルのオーナーは料理も作ります。ko no ho te ru no ō nā wa ryō ri mo tsuku ri ma su

The owner of this hotel also cooks.

Core concept

Centers on a person who owns and takes responsibility for a thing, property, or business.

Common phrases

  • 店のオーナーmise no ō nā

    shop owner

  • オーナーになるō nā ni na ru

    become an owner

Similar words

店主tenshu: A person who owns and runs a shop or other small business.
持ち主mochinushi: A person informally identified as owning a particular thing or property.
所有者shoyūsha: A person recognized as the legal owner of a thing, property, or business.

Definition in Japanese

物や財産、店などを所有し、管理や責任を負う人。mono ya zai san mise na do o sho yū shi kan ri ya seki nin o o u hito

Word origin

オーナー (ōnā) is borrowed from English owner, formed from own and the agent suffix -er for a person who owns something.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, オーナー (ōnā) often refers to the proprietor of a shop or business, while English owner also commonly covers a person who owns an object or property.

Related words

  • オーナーシップōnāshippuownershipnoun

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