大家

おおや

landlord

Also:mansion, rich family

What does 大家 mean?

大家 is a Japanese noun meaning landlord in English. It can also be translated as mansion, rich family depending on context. It is written as 大家 in kanji, おおや in hiragana, and ooya in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あの人は物理学の大家です。

He is an authority on physics.