恋女房(こいにょうぼう)

こいにょうぼう
noun
beloved wife; wife one married for love
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1. beloved wife; wife one married for love
A wife whom one married out of romantic love rather than through an arranged marriage. Carries a warm, affectionate nuance. Somewhat old-fashioned in tone.
彼(かれ)は恋女房(こいにょうぼう)を大切(たいせつ)にしている。
He treasures his beloved wife.
恋女房(こいにょうぼう)と二人(ふたり)で小(ちい)さな店(みせ)を始(はじ)めた。
He started a small shop together with his beloved wife.
周囲(しゅうい)の反対(はんたい)を押(お)し切(き)って結婚(けっこん)した恋女房(こいにょうぼう)と、もう30年(ねん)になる。
It's been 30 years since I married my beloved wife against everyone's objections.

Composed of 恋(こい) (romantic love) and 女房(にょうぼう) (wife, somewhat old-fashioned). The word implies that the marriage was a love match (恋愛結婚(れんあいけっこん)) as opposed to an arranged marriage (見合(みあ)い結婚(けっこん)). Has a warm, slightly nostalgic tone and is used more in narrative or literary contexts than everyday conversation.

Common collocations

  • 恋女房(こいにょうぼう)と一緒(いっしょ)に: together with one's beloved wife
  • 恋女房(こいにょうぼう)をめとる: to take a beloved wife

Similar words

  • 愛妻(あいさい): beloved wife — a more modern and common term
  • 女房(にょうぼう): wife — the base word, somewhat old-fashioned/casual
  • 妻(つま): wife — the standard neutral term
  • 奥(おく)さん: wife (of someone else) — polite everyday term

Related Words

Compare: 妻(つま) (wife)
Compare: 奥(おく)さん (wife)
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Added 2026.5.4 23:17 · Revised 2026.10.2 9:20
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