Illustration: At the entrance of a Japanese home, a visiting colleague bows politely toward a woman standing beside her husband. The husband has just introduced her with an open-handed gesture, and the couple's matching wedding bands are visible as she returns the greeting.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

奥おく様さま

okusama

your wife, his wife

A polite term for someone else’s wife. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 奥様おくさまはお元気げんきですか。

    How’s your wife?

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  2. 奥様おくさまにもよろしくお伝つたえください。

    Please say hello to your wife for me.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 奥様おくさまのご職業しょくぎょうは何なにですか？

    What’s your wife’s job?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 奥様

  • 奥interior; heartOnオウKunおく・おくまる・くま
  • 様Esq.; wayOnヨウ・ショウKunさま・さん

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