奥さん

おくさん
JLPT:N5
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1A polite term used to refer to or address another person's wife, or a married woman in general; in casual speech it can also refer to one's own wife.

NounHonorific or Respectful (Sonkeigo) Language

Examples

田中さんの奥さんはとても料理が上手です。

Mr. Tanaka's wife is very good at cooking.

すみません、奥さんはご在宅ですか。

Excuse me, is your wife home?

隣の奥さんによく野菜をいただきます。

I often get vegetables from the wife next door.

うちの奥さんは今出かけている。

My wife is out right now.

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