押おし掛かけ女にょう房ぼう

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Meanings

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noun

woman who forced her way into marriage; self-invited wife

Refers to a woman who, without a formal proposal, moves in with a man and essentially forces a marriage. Often used in historical or humorous contexts.

彼かの女じょは押おし掛かけ女にょう房ぼうのように彼かれの家いえに住すみ着ついた。
She settled into his house like a woman who forced her way into marriage.
昔

むかし

話ばなし

に

は

、

押お

し

掛か

け

女にょう

房ぼう

の

話はなし

が

よく

出で

て

くる

。

Stories of self-invited wives often appear in old tales.

Kanji

押push, stop, check
女woman, female
房tassel, tuft, fringe
掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

押おし掛かける
The verb meaning 'to go uninvited' or 'to crash'; 押し掛け女房 is derived from this verb.
女にょう房ぼう
An old-fashioned term for 'wife'; 押し掛け女房 uses this word to specify the marital role.

Written forms

押おし掛かけ女にょう房ぼう
Standard kanji spelling; the most frequent written form.
押おしかけ女にょう房ぼう
Variant with か in kana; less common than 押し掛け女房.
押おし掛かけ女にょう房ぼう
Variant with 押掛け; rarely used.

Etymology

Compound of 押し掛け (from 押し掛ける, 'to go uninvited') and 女房 ('wife'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in the Edo period as a term for women who moved in with men without formal marriage arrangements.