亭主

ていしゅ

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper

Also:husband

What does 亭主 mean?

亭主 is a Japanese noun meaning household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper in English. It can also be translated as husband depending on context. It is written as 亭主 in kanji, ていしゅ in hiragana, and teishu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あの家は女房が亭主をしりに敷いている。

She wears the trousers in that house.