| Word form | shujin |
| Original script | 主人 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | “master”, “husband”, “host”. Originally this word means “master”. DJ gives a quote only from 1962 for this meaning. A dictionary from 1939, 大日本国語辞典 has only “master” |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | shu-jin main-person |
| Age | Middle Japanese [21] (1185–1603) |
| Lexical stratum | kango |
| Year | 13th century |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 181.5 |