ぬし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
主

Etymology

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *nusi.

Pronunciation

Noun

ぬし • (nushi) 

  1. 主: master
  2. 主: owner, proprietor
  3. 主: guardian spirit
  4. 主: (archaic) you

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “主”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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