Vocab Info

N2 Noun

女房(にょうぼう)wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Noun

      1.

      wife (esp. one's own wife)

    2. Noun

      2.

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

      Only applies to にょうぼう, にゅうぼう

    3. Noun

      3.

      woman (esp. as a love interest)

      Archaic, Only applies to にょうぼう, にゅうぼう

    All Forms

    女房 【にょうぼう】、女房 【にょうぼ】、女房 【にゅうぼう】

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      • ょ

      • う

      • ぼ

      • う

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    Examples

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      僕(ぼく)の女房(にょうぼう)は僕(ぼく)に一途(いちず)です。

      My wife is devoted to me.

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      女房(にょうぼう)がお弁当(べんとう)を作(つく)ってくれました。

      My wife made me a lunch box.

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      僕(ぼく)は女房(にょうぼう)が作(つく)るご飯(はん)が大好(だいす)きです。

      I love the meals my wife makes.

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      花束(はなたば)をプレゼントしたものの、女房(にょうぼう)の機嫌(きげん)は直(なお)らなかった。

      Despite giving a bouquet as a present, my wife's mood did not improve.

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      おそらく女房(にょうぼう)は僕(ぼく)が毎日(まいにち)沢山(たくさん)の酒(さけ)を飲(の)むことをよく思(おも)ってないのでしょう。

      My wife does probably not think highly of me drinking a lot of alcohol every day.

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