にょうぼう
Meanings
Noun
1. wife (esp. one's own wife)
2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace
when read as "にょうぼう, にゅうぼう"
3. woman (esp. as a love interest)
when read as "にょうぼう, にゅうぼう"
Pitch accent
にょ
うぼう
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
good old wife; one's wife of many years
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
woman who forced her husband into marriage
one's dear wife
wife who is older than her husband
perfectly dedicated wife
being devoted to one's wife; uxorious
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
wives and tatami mats are best when new
wives and tatami mats are best when new
a horrible man will find a horrible wife
husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government
mistress; concubine
costume for women serving in the inner palace (Heian period)
Examples (1 in total)
My wife burst into tears.