submission to one's wife; being henpecked
Describes a husband who is dominated by or defers to his wife. Often used humorously or self-deprecatingly.
彼は恐妻家で、いつも奥さんの言うことを聞いている。
He is henpecked and always does what his wife says.
恐妻は日本の家庭でよく見られる現象だと言われる。
It is said that submission to one's wife is a common phenomenon in Japanese households.
Compound of 恐 (fear) and 妻 (wife). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a humorous or colloquial term for a husband's deference to his wife.