How to say 'Landlord' in Japanese | 地主

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The Japanese word for Landlord is 'Jinushi', written as 地主 in Japanese.'Landlord' in hiragana is じぬし.

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地主

Meaning

Landlord

Reading

じぬし

jinushi

Kanji

地Ground 主Master

Explanation

The Japanese noun '地主 (じぬし)' refers to a 'landlord', specifically someone who owns land or property and rents it out to others. This term is often used in the context of real estate or agriculture, where the landlord may lease land to farmers or tenants. For example: The landlord owns many fields「地主は多くの畑を持っている」(じぬしはおおくのはたけをもっている). The tenant pays rent to the landlord「借り手は地主に家賃を払う」(かりてはじぬしにやちんをはらう). This term can also carry historical or cultural connotations, as land ownership has been a significant aspect of Japanese society.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6989

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 地主

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

地

Meaning

Ground

kanji

主

Meaning

Master

Words Related to 地主 Through the Kanji 地

These 41 Words contain the Kanji 地 as well.

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地

Meaning

Ground

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地域

Meaning

Area

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地方

Meaning

Region

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土地

Meaning

Land

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地下鉄

Meaning

Subway

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番地

Meaning

Address

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地球

Meaning

Earth

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地下

Meaning

Underground, Basement

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地位

Meaning

Status

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地元

Meaning

Hometown

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空き地

Meaning

Vacant lot

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地区

Meaning

District

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各地

Meaning

Regions

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地味

Meaning

Plain, Modest

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地図

Meaning

Map

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地上

Meaning

Ground

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地震

Meaning

Earthquake

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産地

Meaning

Origin, Producing area

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現地

Meaning

Location

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地獄

Meaning

Hell

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基地

Meaning

Base

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意地悪

Meaning

Spite

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地面

Meaning

Ground

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住宅地

Meaning

Residential area

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地帯

Meaning

Zone

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植民地

Meaning

Colony

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地点

Meaning

Point

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地理

Meaning

Geography

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敷地

Meaning

Grounds

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大地

Meaning

Earth

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地名

Meaning

Placename

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地下道

Meaning

Underground

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余地

Meaning

Room, Margin

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意地

Meaning

Stubbornness, Disposition

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地形

Meaning

Terrain

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目的地

Meaning

Destination

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地平線

Meaning

Horizon

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遊園地

Meaning

Amusement park

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団地

Meaning

Complex, Housing

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墓地

Meaning

Cemetery

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盆地

Meaning

Basin

Words Related to 地主 Through the Kanji 主

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 主 as well.

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主義

Meaning

Doctrine, Principle

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ご主人

Meaning

Husband

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主人

Meaning

Master, Husband

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民主

Meaning

Democracy

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主張

Meaning

Claim, Assertion

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主体

Meaning

Subject

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株主

Meaning

Shareholder

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主婦

Meaning

Housewife

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主要

Meaning

Main, Principal

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主役

Meaning

Lead

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主食

Meaning

Staple food

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主

Meaning

Main

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共産主義

Meaning

Communism

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自主的

Meaning

Voluntary

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主に

Meaning

Mainly

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資本主義

Meaning

Capitalism

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主観的

Meaning

Subjective

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主な

Meaning

Main

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主催

Meaning

Sponsor

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自主

Meaning

Independence

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主題

Meaning

Theme

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持ち主

Meaning

Owner

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君主

Meaning

Monarch

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主流

Meaning

Mainstream

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家主

Meaning

Landlord

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主導

Meaning

Leadership

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坊主

Meaning

Monk, Bald

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主観

Meaning

Subjectivity

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領主

Meaning

Lord

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主任

Meaning

Chief

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亭主

Meaning

Husband, Innkeeper

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