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What does 主婦 (しゅふ, shufu) mean?

主婦 (しゅふ, shufu) means housewife.

Quick facts
Readingしゅふ
Romajishufu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しゅふ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshufu

housewife

Genki 1Genki
  1. 1noun housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

Example sentences

  • My mother is a housewife.

  • Housewives are busy every day.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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