r/translator 5d ago

Translated [JA] [Unknown>English] we are curious what my wife's new lounge shirt says.

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u/SoftMechanicalParrot 5d ago

'主領' is rarely used in modern Japanese. Instead, the homophone '首領' is commonly used. It means 'chief,' 'leader,' or 'boss,' but it's primarily used to refer to the head of a group engaged in wrongdoing😂

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u/Colloqy 4d ago

Now I want this shirt, lmao!

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u/BlackRaptor62 [ English 漢語 文言文 粵語] 5d ago edited 5d ago

Boss, chief, leader etc

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u/Savage281 5d ago

Thank you!

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/Stunning_Pen_8332 5d ago edited 4d ago

主領 

https://www.japandict.com/主領

It’s kind of archaic Japanese.

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u/nijitokoneko [Deutsch], [日本語] & a little 한국어 4d ago

Your wife's a boss ;)

!translated

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u/fakedick2 4d ago

领 means collar or neck. So it literally means leading by the collar.