Meaning

Primary

Your Wife

Alternatives

Wife, Ma'am

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your interior formal name ender (person) is the person who's waiting internal, out of the picture (remember, kanji was made forever ago and is pretty sexist). This person is your wife.

Reading

おくさま
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the ones you learned with the kanji.

Context

Context Sentences

お話中恐れ入りますが、奥様がエレベーターに閉じ込められてしまったようなんです。

I’m sorry for the interruption, but it seems that your wife’s just gotten stuck in an elevator.

Kanji Composition