奥様

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(おく)(さま) (okusama

  1. (honorific) wife; madam

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN