Keyword
housewife
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1234
Readings
ふ
(92%)
ぷ
(6%)
Composed of
woman
broom
Mnemonic

A housewife is a married woman that often uses a broom to clean her home.

Used in vocabulary (186 in total)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
woman; lady; adult female
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
pregnant woman
lady; noblewoman
(female) nurse
housekeeper; maid
old couple; elderly couple
comfort woman; prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
married life; sexual activities (of a married couple); conjugal intercourse; (sexual) intimacy
lover; mistress; kept woman
married woman; woman; lady
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
comfort woman; prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
policewoman
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
women's group; women's association
gynecology department; gynecology; gynaecology
women's clothing
nude woman; female nude
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
woman; womankind
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
use of separate surnames by a married couple
enchantress; seductress; vamp; siren
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
(system of) optional separate surnames for married couples
one's older sister and her husband
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
housewife demographic; housewives
one's younger sister and her husband
cleaning woman
expectant and nursing mothers
nude (painting)
barmaid; waitress
jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata); spider yōkai
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth
female farmworker; woman working on a farm; farm woman
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
woman who has given birth
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
women's disease; gynecological disorder; gynopathy
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
prenatal checkup; pregnancy checkup; prenatal care; antenatal care
pair of rocks resembling a married couple (one larger representing the husband, one smaller the wife)
divorce; separation
adulteress
ugly woman; unattractive woman
adulterer and adulteress; adulterous couple
husband and wife both working (for a living); joint breadwinning (by husband and wife)
old woman
husband and wife travelling together (traveling)
(female) public health nurse
gynecology; gynaecology
woman's virtues
one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
maid or housekeeper (in a visiting arrangement)
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
bad-tempered woman; shrew; vixen; virago
(female) private nurse; patient attendant
ladies' seats; women's section; women's gallery
a wife should do her husband's bidding
chaste, strong-minded woman; virtuous woman; heroine
obstetrics and gynecology; obstetrics and gynaecology
woman who assists in food preparation
husband and wife both working (for a living); joint breadwinning (by husband and wife)
housewife who works part-time
woman's duties
part-time mom; working mother
chaste wife; faithful wife
primipara; woman giving birth for the first time
behaving like a married couple; posing as a married couple
heroine; brave woman
Japanese woman not repatriated from China after WWII
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
adopting a married couple; married couple adopted into the family
women's suffrage
wicked woman
faithful or virtuous woman (wife)
bamboo wife; Dutch wife
coarse men and women
(female) assistant nurse; practical nurse
couple in which the wife is bigger than the husband
couple in which the wife is bigger than the husband
former wife
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
maternal mortality rate; maternal mortality ratio
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls
hostess; waitress
behaving like a married couple; posing as a married couple
husband and wife tomb
(female) private nurse; patient attendant
female married couple; lesbian married couple
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity; living without a spouse
Madama Butterfly (opera by Puccini); Madam Butterfly
one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
previous wife; late wife
previous wife; late wife
maternity clothes
coarse woman; country woman
deceased wife; deceased lady
puerpera; woman who has recently given birth
puerpera; woman who has recently given birth
(female) cook; kitchen maid
(female) private nurse; patient attendant
(female) private nurse; patient attendant
conjugal harmony; concord between husband and wife
title for high-ranking court ladies
married couple's insurance (i.e. life-insurance policy covering husband and wife)
pregnant woman
common-law couple; couple in an illicit union
common-law couple; couple in an illicit union
International Women's Day
specified expectant mother; expectant mother who has been identified as in need of extra support after birth (because of unstable income, mental illness, etc.)
marital rape; spousal rape
woman who has recently given birth
woman who has recently given birth
having a wife; being married
konbu as a betrothal gift (representing fertility and having healthy children)
newly married couple; newlywed couple; newlyweds
one's younger brother and his wife
one's older brother and his wife
love between husband and wife; marital love
one's son and his wife
one's daughter and her husband
spouses are mirror images of each other
dish of the same ingredient prepared two different ways, stewed together (esp. tofu, specialty of Kyoto)
Examples (155 in total)
It is hard for the couple to live together any longer.
A son was born to the couple.
They became man and wife.