ご主人
ごしゅじん
hepburn shujin
husband (someone else's, polite)
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
主lord
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人person
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Examples
- 主人は会社員です。My husband is an office worker.
- ご主人によろしくお伝えください。Please give my regards to your husband.
Collocations
主人 (shujin, my husband — humble)ご主人 (goshujin, your/his husband — honorific)夫 (otto, my husband — neutral)旦那 (danna, casual "hubby")主人公 (shujinkou, protagonist)
Mnemonic
主人 shujin — "my husband", traditional humble term. The kanji literally read "master (主) + person (人)", reflecting the historical 家長 (household-head) concept. Modern Japanese is increasingly shifting to neutral 夫 (otto) under feminist critique. The honorific for someone else's husband is ご主人 (goshujin) — note ご for Sino-Japanese words vs お for native words. Same kanji 主人公 (shujinkou) = protagonist.
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