主婦|しゅふshufu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounhousewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
   主婦しゅふは節約せつやくに努つとめるべきである。↗

   A housewife should be economical.

• SynonymハウスワイフCasualA colloquial loanword for a housewife, but rarely used in actual Japanese; 「主婦」 is the usual word.
• Antonym主夫しゅふNeutralThe male counterpart: a husband whose main work is housework. A newer word coined on the model of 「主婦」, opposite to it in gender.

Say 「主婦」 for a wife whose main work is housework, and 「主夫」 for a husband in that role. 「ハウスワイフ」 is a loanword but rarely used, so 「主婦」 remains the default choice.

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1. 家事かじを主おもな仕事しごととする妻つま。