おくさま
Meanings
Noun
Polite
1. wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Pitch accent
くさま
Composed of
① 中へ深く入った所。② 入り口から遠い所。③ 建物の表口から遠い所。日々、生活している所。④ 特に江戸時代、将軍や大名や旗本などの屋敷で、主人の日常生活の場所。夫人や奥女中などが住む。将軍家の場合は大奥ともいう。⑤ 表面に表れない部分。容易にはうかがい知れない部分。⑥ 主として身分の高い人が自分の妻をいう語。また、身分の高い人の妻に対する敬称。奥様。⑦ 文書や手紙などの終わりの部分。
① ありさま、様子。② ひどい又は非難されるべきありさま。
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
young wife; young married woman
lady of the house
Examples (7 in total)
Who is your wife?
"What's your wife's name?" "I'm not married."
Tom's wife suddenly fell sick.
Is your wife a good cook?
Where did you meet your wife?
Are you Peter's wife?
Tom's new wife is younger than his daughter from his first marriage.