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What does 奥さん (おくさん, okusan) mean?

奥さん (おくさん, okusan) means wife (someone else's, polite).

Quick facts
Readingおくさん
Romajiokusan
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おくさん
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonokusan

wife (someone else's, polite)

GenkiGenki 14
  1. 1noun wife; your wife; his wife

Example sentences

  • The teacher's wife is kind.

  • I met Mr. Tanaka's wife.

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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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