also: ごしんぞ
wife (of a prominent, recently married man)
A somewhat dated term for the wife of a newly married man of high social standing. Often used in historical or literary contexts.
彼は御新造を連れてパーティーに現れた。
He appeared at the party with his new wife.
あの御新造はとても上品な方だ。
That gentleman's new wife is a very refined person.
A more neutral and modern term for a newly married wife, without the connotation of prominence.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Variant spelling with kana prefix; less common but attested.
Contracted reading; rare and possibly dialectal or colloquial.
The honorific 御 is attached to 新造, an early-modern term of address for a young wife or newly married woman, also found in 新造女房.