にょう
女
ぼう
房
やく
役

noun

  1. assistant, right-hand man, subordinate, wifely role.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
にょう
女
ぼう
房
やく
役
 女房役 にょうぼうやく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
tassel, tuft, fringe
ボウ　ふさ　お (Late Jr. High, N1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と　コ　へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
duty, war, campaign
ヤク　エキ　ちゃく (3rd, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)