Word Meaning 女房

にょうぼう nyoubou

女房 is read as にょうぼう (nyoubou) and means wife (esp. one's own wife).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

にょうぼう

Romaji

nyoubou

Writing Variants

女房にゅうぼう nyuubou
女房にょうぼ nyoubo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 亭主 Related Words 妻,家内,嫁,嫁さん,上さん,おかみさん,お上さん,主婦 Rank 68 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

女性化乳房

じょせいかにゅうぼう

gynecomastia

女房役

にょうぼうやく

assistant

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

女房天下

にょうぼうてんか

husband being henpecked

女房孝行

にょうぼうこうこう

being devoted to one's 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いい

wives and tatami mats are best when new

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)

押し掛け女房

おしかけにょうぼう

woman who forced her husband into marriage

世話女房

せわにょうぼう

perfectly dedicated wife

側女房

そばにょうぼう

mistress

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