主婦
See also: 主妇
Chinese
to own; to host; master; lord; primary | woman | ||
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trad. (主婦) | 主 | 婦 | |
simp. (主妇) | 主 | 妇 |
Pronunciation
Noun
主婦
- housewife; female homemaker
- woman of senior authority in a household; the lady of the house; hostess
Synonyms
- (housewife): 家庭婦女/家庭妇女 (jiātíng fùnǚ)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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主 | 婦 |
しゅ Grade: 3 | ふ Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Noun
主婦 (hiragana しゅふ, rōmaji shufu)
- housewife, female homemaker
Antonyms
- 主夫 (shufu): house husband, stay-at-home dad
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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主 | 婦 |
Noun
主婦 • (jubu) (hangeul 주부)
- Hanja form? of 주부 (“housewife”).