Illustration: In a lived-in apartment kitchen, a middle-aged man is about to leave with his shirt collar folded awkwardly under his jacket. His wife catches him beside the breakfast table and straightens it with an amused, familiar expression. He stands patiently, holding both their mugs, smiling at being caught.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

女にょう房ぼう

nyoubou

wife

Informal; it usually refers to one’s own wife. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 女房にょうぼうの手ては店員てんいんさんより一回ひとまわり小ちいさい。

    My wife’s hands are slightly smaller than the shop assistant’s.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 女房にょうぼうが突然泣とつぜんなき出だした。

    My wife burst into tears.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 去年きょねん、女房にょうぼうに死しなれたんだよ。

    I lost my wife last year.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 女房

  • 女woman; femaleOnジョ・ニョ・ニョウKunおんな・め
  • 房tassel; tuftOnボウKunふさ

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