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だん

gairaigoSanskrit originrarely used kanji formnounnoun (generic)familiar languageBuddhism

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Meanings

  • master (of a house, shop, etc.)
  • husband
  • sir, boss, master, governor
  • patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
  • alms, almsgiving, almsgiver

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Example sentences

旦那だんな今日きょうもご注文ちゅうもんはいかがでしょうか。

Sir, would you like to place an order today as well?

うちの旦那だんな料理りょうり得意とくいです。

My husband is good at cooking.

旦那だんなさまがおかえりになりました。

The master of the house has returned home.

彼女かのじょはある大商人だいしょうにん旦那だんな芸者げいしゃとしてられていた。

She was known as a geisha who had a wealthy merchant as her patron.

仏教ぶっきょうにおいて旦那だんなとは布施ふせおこな在家ざいけ信者しんじゃのことを言葉ことばである。

In Buddhism, the term 'dana' refers to a lay believer who gives alms.