女房にょうぼう
nyōbō

Noun

1. wife (esp. one's own wife)

女房にょうぼう店員てんいんさんよりひとまわちいさい。
nyōbōno tewa ten'insan'yori hitomawari chiisai.
My wife's hands are slightly smaller than the shop assistant's.
Noun

2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace

Noun

3. woman (esp. as a love interest)

Archaic
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