女房

にょうぼう

Also written にょうぼ, にゅうぼう

Meanings

1. Noun 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)

Kanji

• 女 woman. Read as ニョウ.
• 房 chamber. Read as ボウ.

Example sentences

• 去年、女房に死なれたんだよ。
  I lost my wife last year.
• 我が家では女房が財布の紐を握っている。
  My wife holds the purse strings in our family.
• 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.
• 女房が突然泣き出した。
  My wife burst into tears.
• 女房にどなってたのはおまえさんか。
  Were you shouting at my wife?

Words containing 女房

• 女房役 (にょうぼうやく) assistant
• 恋女房 (こいにょうぼう) one's dear wife
• 世話女房 (せわにょうぼう) perfectly dedicated wife

And 12 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists