女
- On
- じょ;にょ;にょう
- Kun
- おんな;め
- Stroke count
- 3
・woman
・female
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “女房”
女房
にょうぼう
wife (esp. one's own wife)
Example sentence
My wife's hands are slightly smaller than the shop assistant's.
Kanji details
Kun/On information
房
- On
- ぼう
- Kun
- ふさ
- Stroke count
- 8
・tassel
・tuft
・fringe
・bunch
・lock (hair)
・segment (orange)
・house
・room
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女房
にょうぼう
court lady;female court attache;woman who served at the imperial palace
女房
にょうぼう
woman (esp. as a love interest)
女房役
にょうぼうやく
assistant;right-hand man;subordinate
女房と畳は新しい方が良い
にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがいい
wives and tatami mats are best when new
女房天下
にょうぼうてんか
husband being henpecked;house where the wife is the boss;petticoat government
女房孝行
にょうぼうこうこう
being devoted to one's wife;uxorious
女房学校
にょうぼうがっこう
The School For Wives
女房持ち
にょうぼうもち
married man
女房装束
にょうぼうしょうぞく
costume for women serving in the inner palace (Heian period)
女房詞
にょうぼうことば
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
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にょうぼ
wife (esp. one's own wife)
女房と畳は新しい方が良い
にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがよい
wives and tatami mats are best when new
女房もち
にょうぼうもち
married man
女房言葉
にょうぼうことば
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
女房
にゅうぼう
wife (esp. one's own wife)
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にゅうぼう
court lady;female court attache;woman who served at the imperial palace
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にゅうぼう
woman (esp. as a love interest)