| Word form | nyōbō |
| Original script | 女房 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | The original meaning is “room of a female official”. Beginning in the 12th century, the meaning “woman” appears, and a century later the meaning “wife” is attested. |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | nyō-bō woman-room |
| Age | Late Old Japanese [21] (794–1185) |
| Lexical stratum | kango$ |
| Year | 10th century |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 31.2 |