女房

女房

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	房
にょう Grade: 1	ぼう Grade: S

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟o̞ːbo̞ː]

Noun

女(にょう)房(ぼう) • (nyōbō) ^{←にようばう (nyoubau)?}

1. one's wife
   • 1940, 太宰治(だざいおさむ) [Dazai Osamu], 走(はし)れメロス (Hashire Merosu) [Run, Melos!]‎:

     メロスには父(ちち)も、母(はは)も無(な)い。女(にょう)房(ぼう)も無(な)い。

     Merosu ni wa chichi mo, haha mo nai. Nyōbō mo nai.

     Melos had no father or mother. Nor had he a wife.

Derived terms

• 女(にょう)房(ぼう)詞(ことば) (nyōbō kotoba)

Etymology 2

From 女(にょう)房(ぼう) (nyōbō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟o̞ːbo̞]

Noun

女(にょう)房(ぼ) • (nyōbo) 

1. one's wife

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝːbo̞ː]

Noun

女(にゅう)房(ぼう) • (nyūbō) ^{←にうばう (niubau)?}

1. (archaic) one's wife