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

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

Used in vocabulary (161 in total)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
woman; lady; adult female
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
prostitute; harlot
lady; noblewoman
(female) nurse
housekeeper; maid
pregnant woman
old couple; elderly couple
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
married woman; woman; lady
mistress; lover; prostitute
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
policewoman
women's group; women's association
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
nude woman; naked woman
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
woman; womankind
gynecology department; gynecology
enchantress; seductress; vamp
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
women's clothing
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
cleaning woman
housewife demographic; housewives
barmaid; waitress
Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
female farmworker; woman working on a farm; farm woman
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
nude (painting)
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
woman who has given birth
women working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); (lit.) comfort women
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
women's disease; gynecological disorder; gynopathy
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
adulteress
use of separate surnames by a married couple
divorce; separation
old woman
ugly woman; unattractive woman
expectant and nursing mothers
adulterer and adulteress; adulterous couple
women working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); (lit.) (campaign) comfort women
husband and wife travelling together (traveling)
district health nurse; public health nurse
woman's virtues
one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
maid or housekeeper (in a visiting arrangement)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
bad-tempered woman; shrew; vixen; virago
chaste, strong-minded woman; virtuous woman; heroine
a wife should do her husband's bidding
woman who assists in food preparation
housewife who works part-time
woman's duties
part-time mom; working mother
chaste wife; faithful wife
dual income; husband and wife both working
behaving (posing) as if they were a married couple
heroine; brave woman
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
adopting a married couple; married couple adopted into the family
women's suffrage
faithful or virtuous woman (wife)
wicked woman
bamboo wife; Dutch wife
coarse men and women
couple in which the wife is bigger than the husband
(system of) optional separate surnames for married couples
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
former wife
hostess; waitress
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
behaving (posing) as if they were a married couple
practical nurse
husband and wife tomb
prostitute; harlot
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity
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
conjugal harmony; concord between husband and wife
title for high-ranking court ladies
conjugal property; joint ownership property of husband and wife
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
maternal mortality rate; maternal mortality ratio
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)
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.