奥さん

奥さん

おくさん

Wife (polite, of someone else)

N5noun·okusan

How to remember it

奥 (inner/inside) + さん — historically the one who stayed inside the home.

Example sentences

  • 田中さんの奥さんは先生です。

    たなかさんのおくさんはせんせいです。

    Mr. Tanaka's wife is a teacher.

  • 奥さんはお元気ですか。

    おくさんはおげんきですか。

    How is your wife?

Usage

Honorific for another's wife; use 妻 or 家内 for your own.

Related words

奥様ご主人家族

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