専せん業ぎょう主しゅ婦ふ

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Meanings

noun

housewife; full-time homemaker

Refers to a married woman whose primary occupation is managing the household and family, without outside employment. The term can carry traditional gender-role connotations.

彼かの女じょは結けっ婚こんしてから専せん業ぎょう主しゅ婦ふになった。
She became a full-time housewife after getting married.
専せん業ぎょう主しゅ婦ふの仕し事ごとは多た岐きにわたる。
The work of a housewife covers a wide range of tasks.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉は専せん業ぎょう主しゅ婦ふになるfor someone to become a full-time homemaker
結けっ婚こんしてから専せん業ぎょう主しゅ婦ふになった。
She became a full-time homemaker after getting married.
専せん業ぎょう主しゅ婦ふとして〈動どう詞し〉to do something in one's role as a full-time homemaker
専せん業ぎょう主しゅ婦ふとして家か族ぞくを支ささえている。
She supports her family in her role as a full-time homemaker.