Meaning of 女房 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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女房JLPT 2
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Kana Readingにょうぼう
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Romajinyōbō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- wife
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace
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Example Sentences
女房, にょうぼう used in context
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He was given ten years and his wife three.
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He is a hen-pecked husband.
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No wonder he is a hen - pecked husband.
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酔っ払っておそく家に帰ったかどで、怒った女房は亭主に食ってかかり、箒で亭主をひっぱたいた。
The angry wife was on the warpath; she hit her husband with a broom for coming home late and drunk.
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My wife's hands are slightly smaller than the shop assistant's.
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女房の尻にしかれている亭主は、幸せな独り者に話してはじめて、自分の問題を認識することがたびたびだ。
Many times, a hen-pecked husband doesn't know his problems until he talks to a happy bachelor.
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Kanji found in this word
tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room
On: ボウ
Kun: ふさ
8 strokes
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