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世話女房 (せわにょうぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
devoted wife ; perfectly dedicated wife
A wife who is completely devoted to looking after her husband, often with a slightly old-fashioned or idealized nuance. The term can carry a hint of busybody or over-caring, but the core meaning is positive dedication.
世せ
話わ
女にょう
房ぼう
の
よう
な
人ひと
と
結けっ
婚こん
し
たい
。
I want to marry someone like a perfectly dedicated wife.
Kanji 世 generation, world, society Similar words 良りょう 妻さい 良妻 is a more general term for a good wife, without the strong nuance of constant, attentive care implied by 世話女房.
内ない 助じょ の 功こう 内助の功 refers to the behind-the-scenes support a wife gives her husband, often in a professional context, while 世話女房 focuses on personal, daily care.
Etymology Compound of 世話 (せわ, 'care, looking after') and 女房 (にょうぼう, 'wife'). The term has been used since the Edo period to describe a wife who diligently attends to her husband's needs.
