ニョウボウ
Meanings
Noun
1. wife (esp. one's own wife)
Pitch accent
ニョ
ウボウ
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
one's dear wife
woman who forced her husband into marriage
good old wife; one's wife of many years
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
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.