Words — 249 found
ちぎ
契る
1. to pledge; to vow; to promise; to swear
2. to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
1. lady; nobleman's wife
2. Okugata
1. former wife; late wife
しんぞう
新造
1. construction; building
3. (another's) wife (usu. young)Dated term
4. young, unmarried womanDated term
5. wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesmanObsolete term
6. young prostitute who has just started working (as an assistant to an older prostitute)Archaic
新造 【しんぞ】
1. combination
2. spouse; husband or wife; partner
3. married couple; husband and wife
1. having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
1. wife's help
ぎまい
義妹
1. sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife)
2. younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
義妹 【いもうと】
いもうと: Irregular kana usage.
ふしょうふずい
夫唱婦随
1. a wife should do her husband's biddingYojijukugo (four character compound)
1. new wife
やまかみ
山の神
1. mountain godOnly applies to やまのかみ
2. one's wife (esp. a nagging wife)Jocular, humorous term, Only applies to やまのかみ
3. roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)Usually written using kana alone
4. Yamanokami
ヤマノカミ
こかすがい
子は鎹
1. children are a bond between husband and wife; children hold marriages togetherProverb
子はかすがい 【こはかすがい】
まんどころ
政所
1. official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period)
2. titled lady (legal wife of an important official)Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Abbreviation, See also 北の政所
3. government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
4. clerk working for large temples and shrines
政所 【まどころ】、政所 【まつりごとどころ】