Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 女房
Words related to 女房
- (n) perfectly dedicated wife
- (n) secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
- (n) husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government
- (exp) wives and tatami are best when they're new
Sentences containing 女房
Many times, a hen-pecked husband doesn't know his problems until he talks to a happy bachelor.
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
A man who asks his wife's permission before taking any action except breathing is a henpecked husband.
He and his wife both work and his salary is lower than hers, so no wonder he is a hen-pecked husband.