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

    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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      (ぼく)女房(にょうぼう)(ぼく)一途(いちず)です。

      My wife is devoted to me. {wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)}

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      女房(にょうぼう)がお弁当(べんとう)(つく)ってくれました。

      My wife made me a lunch box. {wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)}

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      (ぼく)女房(にょうぼう)(つく)るご(はん)大好(だいす)きです。

      I love the meals my wife makes. {wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)}

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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)機嫌(きげん)(なお)らなかった。

      Despite giving a bouquet as a present, my wife's mood did not improve. {wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)}

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

      Probably, my wife does not think highly of me drinking a lot of alcohol every day. {wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)}

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