Keyword
housewife
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1234
Readings
(92%)
(6%)
Composed of
woman
broom
Mnemonic

A housewife is a married woman that often uses a broom to clean her home.

Used in vocabulary (161 in total)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
woman; lady; adult female
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
prostitute; harlot
lady; noblewoman
(female) nurse
housekeeper; maid
pregnant woman
old couple; elderly couple
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
married woman; woman; lady
mistress; lover; prostitute
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
policewoman
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
women's group; women's association
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
nude woman; naked woman
woman; womankind
gynecology department; gynecology
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
enchantress; seductress; vamp
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
women's clothing
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
housewife demographic; housewives
cleaning woman
barmaid; waitress
Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth
female farmworker; woman working on a farm; farm woman
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
nude (painting)
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
women working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); (lit.) comfort women
woman who has given birth
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
women's disease; gynecological disorder; gynopathy
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
adulteress
old woman
divorce; separation
use of separate surnames by a married couple
ugly woman; unattractive woman
expectant and nursing mothers
adulterer and adulteress; adulterous couple
women working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); (lit.) (campaign) comfort women
husband and wife travelling together (traveling)
district health nurse; public health nurse
woman's virtues
maid or housekeeper (in a visiting arrangement)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
bad-tempered woman; shrew; vixen; virago
chaste, strong-minded woman; virtuous woman; heroine
a wife should do her husband's bidding
woman who assists in food preparation
housewife who works part-time
part-time mom; working mother
woman's duties
dual income; husband and wife both working
chaste wife; faithful wife
heroine; brave woman
behaving (posing) as if they were a married couple
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
women's suffrage
adopting a married couple; married couple adopted into the family
faithful or virtuous woman (wife)
bamboo wife; Dutch wife
wicked woman
couple in which the wife is bigger than the husband
coarse men and women
former wife
(system of) optional separate surnames for married couples
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
behaving (posing) as if they were a married couple
husband and wife tomb
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
hostess; waitress
practical nurse
prostitute; harlot
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity
one should not get involved in a marital quarrel
previous wife; late wife
previous wife; late wife
maternity clothes
coarse woman; country woman
deceased wife; deceased lady
puerpera; woman who has recently given birth
puerpera; woman who has recently given birth
(female) cook; kitchen maid
conjugal harmony; concord between husband and wife
title for high-ranking court ladies
conjugal property; joint ownership property of husband and wife
married couple's insurance (i.e. life-insurance policy covering husband and wife)
pregnant woman
common-law couple; couple in an illicit union
common-law couple; couple in an illicit union
maternal mortality rate; maternal mortality ratio
International Women's Day
specified expectant mother; expectant mother who has been identified as in need of extra support after birth (because of unstable income, mental illness, etc.)
marital rape; spousal rape
woman who has recently given birth
woman who has recently given birth
having a wife; being married
konbu as a betrothal gift (representing fertility and having healthy children)
Examples (155 in total)
It is hard for the couple to live together any longer.
A son was born to the couple.
They became man and wife.