女房

Japanese

Noun

女房 (hiragana にゅうぼう, romaji nyūbō, historical hiragana にうばう)

1. one's wife

Noun

女房 (hiragana にょうぼう, romaji nyōbō, historical hiragana にょうばう)

1. one's wife
   • 1940: Hashire Merosu

     メロスには父も、母も無い。女房も無い。

Etymology

From nyōbō.

Noun

女房 (hiragana にょうぼ, romaji nyōbo)

1. one's wife

References

• 2005 [1940], Osamu Dazai, Hashire Merosu (in Japanese), Shinchō Bunko, ISBN 978-4-10-100606-2: