旦那

だんな

• Noun

  common noun
  1. master (of a house, shop, etc.).
  2. husband (informal).
  3. word used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status (sir, boss, master, governor).
  4. patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy.

     See also パトロン .

  5. (Buddhist term) alms; almsgiving; almsgiver.

     original meaning; usu. written as 檀那

     See also 檀越 , 檀家 .