人妻|ひとづまhitozuma[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmarried woman
2. nounanother's wife

• SynonymつまNeutralThe most basic word for a wife, one's own or someone else's; 「人妻」 stresses that a woman is married and often carries the nuance of another man's wife.
• Synonym夫人ふじんFormalA formal honorific for another person's wife, as in 「〇〇夫人」; used on formal occasions.
• Synonym嫁よめNeutralMeans a bride or a daughter-in-law, and colloquially one's own wife; it stresses a woman's position as one who married into her husband's family.
• Synonym女房にょうぼうCasualColloquial word for one's own wife, casual or affectionate in tone; it can also mean a court lady of old.
• Synonym家内かないNeutralA humble way to refer to your own wife when talking to outsiders; used only for one's own wife, never for another person's wife like 「人妻」.
• Synonym奥様おくさまFormalA respectful way to speak of someone else's wife, politer than 「奥さん」; often heard in the service industry.
• Synonym奥さんおくさんNeutralThe everyday way to refer to another person's wife, or to a married woman generally; the most common of these terms.
• SynonymワイフCasualLoanword for 'wife' with a Western or joking flavor; not much used in daily conversation.
• Synonym令夫人れいふじんFormalAn extremely formal honorific for another person's wife, used in letters and speeches.
• Synonym細君さいくんWrittenAn old-fashioned, bookish word by which a man refers to his own wife or a peer's wife.
• Synonym嫁さんよめさんCasualColloquial and affectionate for one's own wife, with a Kansai flavor; not used on formal occasions.
• RelatedミセスNeutralLoanword 'Mrs' for a married woman, mostly in fashion and magazine contexts; it does not stress being another man's wife.
• RelatedかかあCasualA rough, casual way to refer to a wife, with a common-folk flavor; impolite.
• RelatedかみさんCasualColloquial for one's own or someone else's wife, and also a landlady; has a friendly, common-folk feel.
• Related愚妻ぐさいFormalAn extremely humble term for one's own wife, used in letters; very modest and rare today.
• Related令室れいしつFormalAn extremely formal honorific for another person's wife, used in letters.
• Related令閨れいけいFormalAn extremely formal honorific for another person's wife, used in letters and eulogies.
• Related御新造ごしんぞうWrittenAn old term for the wife of a samurai or merchant household; today seen in period dramas, rakugo and historical novels, not in daily use.
• Antonym独身どくしんNeutralAntonym: single, with no spouse — the opposite of a married 「人妻」.
• Antonym未婚みこんNeutralAntonym: not yet married, in contrast to 「人妻」, a woman who is already a wife.

Use 「人妻」 when you mean a married woman, especially another man's wife. To speak of your own wife, say 「妻」 or the humble 「家内」; for someone else's wife, 「奥さん」 is the everyday choice and 「奥様」 the politer one. 「夫人」 and the 「令〜」 terms are highly formal honorifics; 「女房」「嫁さん」「上さん」「嬶」 are casual or folksy; 「ワイフ」「ミセス」 are loanwords; 「細君」「愚妻」「御新造」 are old-fashioned. 「独身」 and 「未婚」 are the opposites, for women who are not married.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 他人たにんの妻つま。
2. 結婚けっこんした女性じょせい。
3. 他人たにんの夫おっと。