旦那

Etymology
From, , both used as transliterations of. Ultimately cognate with 🇨🇬 and, from.

Noun

 * 1)  generosity as one of the Buddhist perfections
 * 2)  a donation of money, goods, or service to monks or a temple
 * 3)  a person who makes such a donation: a patron
 * 4)  in the Japanese medieval period, overnight visitors to a shrine or temple
 * 5)  by extension, a gentleman
 * 6) broadly, a patron, a husband, a master:
 * 7)  a master of servants, a boss of employees, the master of the house
 * 8)  by extension, an honorific for one's own or someone else's husband
 * 9)  also by extension, used by shopkeepers to address a male customer or by an artisan to refer to one's own school or lineage
 * 10)  a term used by a concubine, mistress, or geisha to refer to one's own patron: a sugar daddy
 * 11)  a term used by female servants to refer to the mistress of the house
 * 1)  a term used by a concubine, mistress, or geisha to refer to one's own patron: a sugar daddy
 * 2)  a term used by female servants to refer to the mistress of the house

Usage notes
The, , and senses may be the most commonly used meanings in modern Japanese.

When referring to another person's husband, this term is often suffixed with as 旦那様 (danna-sama).

The sense in Buddhist contexts is often spelled.

Derived terms

 * : to act or behave masterfully
 * : an art or cultural pursuit studied by someone who is well-to-do as a means of passing the time
 * : a Buddhist temple supported by a household that has converted to Buddhism
 * : having patronage; someone that has patronage (generally female, such as a geisha)
 * : taking a master, as a servant; becoming a mistress or concubine
 * : a good customer

Idioms

 * : "to take a master", to find a patron → generally refers to a geisha or other female finding a male to look after their needs
 * : "not even the devil can match the master for getting down to hard work" → someone who rarely has to get involved in actual work will work very hard when they have to roll up their sleeves and do it themselves
 * : "fights between masters start from the guardsmen" → disputes between the powerful often arise from minor disputes among their employees or followers: petty foibles can lead to big battles
 * : "the master's beloved red eboshi hat" → are traditionally black, so a red eboshi indicates someone willing to go against tradition: no matter how strange, one must follow one's master
 * : "(better) in front of a pot than in front of a master" → it is better to be one's own master, even if it means being poor
 * : "three hundred for the master, five hundred for me" → people generally think of their own benefit more than the benefit of their masters or bosses