女房

Readings

Kana: にょうぼう、にょうぼ、にゅうぼう
Romaji: nyōbou, nyōbo, nyūbou
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Definitions

1

wife (esp. one's own wife)

2

court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace

3

woman (esp. as a love interest)

Note: archaism

Kanji

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ボウ、 ふさ
Meanings: tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room

Example Sentences

去年(きょねん)女房(にょうぼう)()なれた。
➥I lost my wife last year.
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女房(にょうぼう)(わる)さは(ろく)(じゅう)(ねん)不作(ふさく)
➥A bad wife is the shipwreck of her husband.
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女房(にょうぼう)にどなってたのはおまえさんか。
➥Were you shouting at my wife?
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女房(にょうぼう)突然(とつぜん)()()した。
➥My wife burst into tears.
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(かれ)女房(にょうぼう)(しり)()かれている。
➥He is a hen-pecked husband.
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女房(にょうぼう)店員(てんいん)さんより(いち)(まわ)(ちい)さい()だ。
➥My wife's hands are slightly smaller than the shop assistant's.
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