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主婦 (しゅふ): housewife — Japanese vocabulary

主婦 is read しゅふ and means "housewife". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

主婦

Reading
しゅふ · shufu
Translation
housewife
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しゅふが

Example

ただの主婦にはなりたくありません。

ただのしゅふにはなりたくありません。

I would hate to become just a housewife.

Kanji in this word

  • 主 — Lord, Chief, Master
  • 婦 — Lady, Woman, Wife

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