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[にょう()·ぼう()]
nyoubou
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[にょうぼ(女房)]
nyoubo
[にゅう()·ぼう()]
nyuubou
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English Meaning(s) for 女房

noun
  1. wife (esp. one's own wife)
  2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace
  3. woman (esp. as a love interest)

Definition and Synonyms for 女房

Old Lady your own wife
Synonyms: 女房
Married Woman a married woman
Synonyms: つま, おうち, そばめ, フラウ, ミセス, ワイフ, かみさん, おかみさん, 上す, 上様, 人妻, 令夫人, 令室, 令閨, 刀自, 夫人, 奥さん, 奥様, , , 女君, 女性, 女房, , 妻女, 妻室, 娘子, 婦人, , 嫁す, 嫁さん, 嫁する, 嫁はん, , , , 家内, 御上, 御新造, 御方, 愚妻, , 細君, 裏方,
Married Woman a man's partner in marriage
Synonyms: つま, おうち, そばめ, フラウ, ミセス, ワイフ, かみさん, おかみさん, 上す, 上様, 人妻, 令夫人, 令室, 令閨, 刀自, 夫人, 奥さん, 奥様, , , 女君, 女性, 女房, , 妻女, 妻室, 娘子, 婦人, , 嫁す, 嫁さん, 嫁する, 嫁はん, , , , 家内, 御上, 御新造, 御方, 愚妻, , 細君, 裏方,

Meanings for each kanji in 女房

» woman; female
» tassel; tuft; fringe; bunch; lock (hair); segment (orange); house; room

Categories 女房 is a member of

Spouse a person's partner in marriage
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Married Woman a married woman
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Adult Female an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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Sample Sentences for 女房

He was given ten years and his wife three.
My wife burst into tears.
She became, in other words, a good wife.
The angry wife was on the warpath; she hit her husband with a broom for coming home late and drunk.
Many times, a hen-pecked husband doesn't know his problems until he talks to a happy bachelor.

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