Word
女房
にょうぼう
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CommonJLPT N2
Meanings
- Noun
wife (esp. one's own wife)
- Noun
court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace
- Noun
woman (esp. as a love interest)
In Spanish
esposa
- Other readings
- にょうぼ、にゅうぼう
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
去年、女房に死なれたんだよ。
I lost my wife last year.
Perdí a mi esposa el año pasado.
Tatoeba #182202(opens in a new tab)あの家は女房が亭主をしりに敷いている。
She wears the trousers in that house.
Ella lleva los pantalones en esa casa.
Tatoeba #231170(opens in a new tab)女房にどなってたのはおまえさんか。
Were you shouting at my wife?
Tatoeba #147229(opens in a new tab)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(opens in a new tab)