女将|おかみokami[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounproprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper

• Related内儀ないぎWrittenOld-fashioned written term for a merchant's or townsman's wife (「お内儀さん」), stressing her status as the master's wife; 「女将」 emphasizes running an inn, restaurant, or shop.
• Antonym男将NeutralAntonym: a neutral word for the male proprietor of an inn or traditional restaurant; modeled on 「女将」 and used far less often.

Use 「女将」 for the female proprietor of a Japanese inn, traditional restaurant, or shop. Formerly a merchant's wife was called 「お内儀さん」; the male master is occasionally called 「男将」, though far less often.

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1. 旅館りょかん・料理屋りょうりやなどの女おんな主人しゅじん。