亭主|ていしゅteishu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounhousehold head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper; owner (e.g. of a hotel)
2. nounhusband
   あの家いえは女房にょうぼうが亭主ていしゅをしりに敷しいている。↗

   She wears the trousers in that house.

• Synonym主人しゅじんNeutralHusband, but also a shop proprietor or employer; the usual way to mention your own husband to others. 「亭主」 is more casual and stresses the head-of-household role.
• Synonym旦那だんなNeutralHusband, but also a way to address a boss or master; colloquial, with an affectionate or respectful tone.
• Synonym夫おっとNeutralThe plain word for husband; the most neutral and formal choice, used in both speech and writing.
• Synonym主あるじWrittenThe head of a household or shop, as in 「宿の主」; still in use, but with a literary, elegant ring rather than an everyday one.
• Related夫おっとNeutralThe plain word for husband; the most neutral and formal choice, used in both speech and writing.
• RelatedハズバンドNeutralLoanword for husband; rare, with a Western flavor or a joking feel.
• Related背の君せのきみWrittenAn archaic, elegant term for one's husband, found mostly in waka poetry; not used in modern speech.
• Related良人りょうじんWrittenWritten, archaic spelling of 「夫」 for husband; rare today, and it can also mean a good person; far more literary than 「亭主」.
• Related宿六やどろくCasualColloquial, teasing and slightly derogatory way for a wife to refer to her own husband, as in 「うちの宿六」.
• Antonym女房にょうぼうCasualColloquial for (one's own) wife; the counterpart of 「亭主」, and often seen in 「女房役」.
• AntonymそばめWrittenWritten, old-fashioned term for a concubine or kept woman; not a true antonym of 「亭主」 — both are just old-style family terms.

Use 「亭主」 for your own husband, a shop owner, or the host of a tea gathering, as in 「亭主関白」 and 「茶会の亭主」. For a neutral word say 「夫」; affectionately or respectfully, 「旦那」; when mentioning your husband to others, 「主人」. The counterpart is 「女房」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 一家いっかの主ぬし。転てんじて夫おっとのこと
2. 店みせや家いえなどの主人しゅじん。