Wife - Nyobou

Japanese: 女房 - にょうぼう

〘Noun〙 ("Fuso" means room)① A lady-in- waiting 's room. A lady-in-waiting's chief officer. Also refers to a lady-in-waiting who serves the Imperial Court and is given a room to live in by herself. Divided into upper, lower , and lower ranks according to rank and origin, they are in charge of the miscellaneous affairs of the Imperial Court. They also refer to women who serve the Emperor, various princes, nobles, and samurai, and generally to maids. ※Koyuki - April 30, 985, Kanwa 1 (1st year), "20 kan, _one for _each _male , and ₁₀ _kan for _{each female} wife." ② In the Middle Ages and early modern times, it generally referred to a woman, or a woman as an object of affection. Woman. ※Konjaku (around 1120?) 27 "He took the hem of the lady-in-waiting's blue-tinged clothes, but she stood alone." _③ Since the Middle Ages, it has referred to a wife. Wife and daughter. In the early modern period, one's wife was called "nyobodomo". In modern times, it can be used with a somewhat derogatory feeling, and is often used to refer to one's wife. ※Yonezawa Honshasekishu (1283), vol. 7 "Kousabo's wife and attendants, assets, and miscellaneous items are provided _together ." ④ In the poetry contests of the Imperial Court or the Sekkanke clan, the emperor, retired emperor, regent , etc. write the name of the author of a poem as the author to hide their status. The poem is written by a wife so that the judge can freely decide the outcome of the contest. ※Ruijuhon Gen'ei 1st Year October 2nd Naidaijin Tadamichi Utaawase (1118), "Second verse: Left <abbreviated> Nyobo" [Additional notes] (1) "Nyobo" is a word that has evolved from "nyobo". In addition, it is also seen written as "neubau" or "niubau (niubou)", which is generally thought to have been read as "nyoubou", but for convenience, "niubau" is listed separately. → Nyuubou
(2) Examples of unclear readings are summarized in this section.

Nyu-bou Niubau [wife]

〘Noun〙 A word derived from "nyobou (wife)". → Additional notes on "nyobou (wife)". ※Torikaebaya (late 12th century) in "Even in the niubau, there are no more than four or five people to be seen" [Additional notes] For convenience, the compound words in this entry are aligned with the compound words of "nyobou".

Nyo-bo [wife]

〘Noun〙 A word derived from "nyoubou (wife)". ※Dangihon Tosei Shitade Dangi (1752) 1 "If the seasonal payment is not made with the proper intention, the wife's hair will become dry." [Additional note] The compound word in this entry is conveniently made the same as the compound word "nyoubou".

Nyo-bou ...Bau [wife]

〘Noun〙 = Nyobou (wife) [Meiō Hon Setsuyōshū (1496)] [Additional note] For convenience, the compound words in this entry have been changed to the compound word "nyobou".

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙 (「房」は部屋(へや)の意)① 女官のへや。女官の曹司。また、朝廷に仕える女官で、一人住みの房を与えられている者をいう。身分や出身により上臈(じょうろう)、中臈、下臈に分けられて、宮中の雑事をつかさどる。また、院、諸宮、公家、武家などに仕える女、さらには、一般に侍女をもいう。※小右記‐寛和元年（985）四月三〇日「廿貫、以_二十貫_一令_レ賜_二男方_一、十貫給_二女房_一」② 中世、近世、一般に婦人、または愛情の対象としての女性をいう。女。※今昔（1120頃か）二七「青ばみたる衣着たる女房の裾取たるが、只独り立たりければ」③ 中世以後、妻をいう。妻女。近世には、自分の妻を呼ぶとき「女房ども」ともいう。現代では、多少とも卑しめた気持をもっていい、自分の妻のことをいう場合に多く用いられる。※米沢本沙石集（1283）七「光寂坊の女房并に殿人・資財・雑具、併ら可_レ給候」④ 宮廷または摂関家の歌合(うたあわせ)などで、天皇や上皇、摂政関白などが、身分を隠すために歌に作者名として記す語。判者が気がねなく勝負の判をすることができるように、女房の作とする。※類従本元永元年十月二日内大臣忠通歌合（1118）「二番左〈略〉女房」[補注](1)「にょうぼう」から変化した語に、「にょうぼ」がある。また、「ねうばう」「にうばう（にうぼう）」と表記されたものも見られ、それは一般には「にょうぼう」と読まれたものと考えられているが、「にうばう」は便宜別項とした。→にゅうぼう。
(2)読みの明らかでない例は本項にまとめた。