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女房
にょうぼう
N2
noun
Meanings
1
wife
2
wife (esp. one's own wife)
3
court lady
4
female court attache
5
woman who served at the imperial palace
Example sentence
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.
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Mine a sentence — saw 女房 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
女
Woman, Female
3 strokes
房
Tassel, Tuft, Fringe
8 strokes
More words with
女
彼女
かのじょ ·
girlfriend
N4
男女
だんじょ ·
men and women
～女
～じょ ·
count for sisters
N2
女子
じょし ·
woman
N3
女性
じょせい ·
woman
N4
Full entry on Jisho
女
おんな ·
woman
N5
女～
じょ～ ·
things done by women
N2
少女
しょうじょ ·
young girl
N3
More words with
房
官房長官
かんぼうちょうかん ·
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan)
官房
かんぼう ·
government secretariat
房
ふさ ·
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.)
冷房
れいぼう ·
cooling
N4
書房
しょぼう ·
study
暖房
だんぼう ·
heating
N4
文房具
ぶんぼうぐ ·
stationery
N2
工房
こうぼう ·
workshop
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