奥様

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
おく
Grade: S
さま
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
奧樣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(おく)(さま) (okusama

  1. (honorific) wife; madam

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN