殿様|とのさまtonosama[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounnobleman; dignitary; lord
2. nounfeudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo
3. nounman brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

• Synonym領主りょうしゅWrittenWritten register. A ruler of a domain or estate, as in 「荘園の領主」; stresses control of land, while 「殿様」 is an honorific for Edo-period daimyo.
• Synonym主君しゅくんWrittenWritten register. The lord one serves, as in 「主君に仕える」; viewed from the retainer's side, unlike the honorific 「殿様」.
• Related主あるじNeutralNeutral. The master of a household or shop, as in 「宿の主」; stresses the proprietor role, not the noble status of 「殿様」.
• Related主人しゅじんNeutralNeutral. The same word as 「主」, also written 「主人」: head of a house or shop. Related to 「殿様」 only in the sense of being a master.
• Related君主くんしゅWrittenWritten register. The monarch of a country, as in 「君主制」; stresses rule of a state, whereas 「殿様」 honors Edo-period daimyo.
• Related主公しゅこうWrittenWritten register. One's lord or master; rarely used in modern Japanese, unlike 「殿様」.
• Antonym家来けらいWrittenWritten register. A retainer or vassal serving a lord; the opposite of the master 「殿様」.
• Antonym庶民しょみんNeutralNeutral. Ordinary commoners; the opposite of 「殿様」 as a noble or privileged figure.

「殿様」 is the honorific for Edo-period daimyo, or a pampered man ignorant of the world, as in 「お殿様」「殿様商売」. Say 「領主」 for a domain's ruler, 「主君」 for the lord one serves, 「主」/「主人」 for a house or shop master, 「君主」 for a monarch; 「家来」 and 「庶民」 are opposites.

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1. 主君しゅくん、貴人きじんに対たいする敬称けいしょう。
2. 江戸えど時代じだい、大名だいみょう、旗本はたもとなどの武家ぶけに対たいする敬称けいしょう。
3. 生活せいかつが豊ゆたかで鷹揚おうような人ひと。