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1 exact word match found in search '女房'
noun
1. wife (esp. one's own wife)2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace (this meaning is restricted to reading にょうぼう, にゅうぼう)
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11 words found beginning with '女房'
noun
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government (yojijukugo)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
costume for women serving in the inner palace (Heian period) (archaic)(click the word for examples and links)
expression
wives and tatami are best when they're new(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
being devoted to one's wife; uxorious (yojijukugo)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; wifely role(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 女房言葉
noun
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: 女房と畳は新しいほうがいい
expression
wives and tatami are best when they're new(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 女房と畳は新しいほうがいい
(same as above)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
1 word found containing '女房' in any position
expression
a horrible man will find a horrible wife (proverb)(click the word for examples and links)
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