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JLPT N2 · Noun

女房 (nyoubou)

女房 (にょうぼう, nyoubou) is a Japanese noun meaning “wife (esp. one's own wife)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
にょうぼう
Romaji
nyoubou
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

Example sentences

女房の手は店員さんより一回り小さい。
My wife's hands are slightly smaller than the shop assistant's.
Tatoeba #147226

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 女房

女
woman, femaleジョ・ニョ・おんな・め · 3 strokes
房
tassel, tuft, fringeボウ・ふさ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 女房.

女おんなwoman女の子おんなのこgirl女性じょせいwoman彼女かのじょshe少女しょうじょgirl (usu. between 7 and 17)女王じょおうqueen女子じょしwoman女優じょゆうactress女史じょしlady (of high social status王女おうじょprincess長女ちょうじょeldest daughter女の人おんなのひとwoman女じょwoman冷房れいぼうair conditioning

Source: JMdict entry 1345420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.