Word Meaning 御大

おんたい ontai

御大 is read as おんたい (ontai) and means boss.

Meaning

English

boss
governor
headman

Reading

Kana

おんたい

Romaji

ontai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 124187 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大御所

おおごしょ

leading figure

大御所時代

おおごしょじだい

Ōgosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)

大御代

おおみよ

glorious reign of the Emperor

大御

おおいご

older lady

大宮御所

おおみやごしょ

Empress Dowager's palace

御用達

ごようだつ

company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

御幸

ごうき

imperial visit

御飯

ごはん

cooked rice

御

おん

honorific/polite/humble prefix

御中

おんちゅう

... and Company

御所

ごしょ

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)

御

ご

honorific suffix