奥方|おくがたokugata[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounlady; nobleman's wife

• Synonym貴婦人きふじんFormalFormal: a woman of high rank or refined elegance. Unlike 「奥方」, it is not an honorific restricted to another person's wife.
• Related淑女しゅくじょWrittenWritten/formal prose: a gentle, dignified woman. Unlike 「奥方」, it does not stress that she is married.
• Related刀自とじFormalFormal and archaic: an honorific for an older woman, often the mistress of a household. More old-fashioned than 「奥方」 and not tied to a noble's wife.
• Related内君WrittenWritten/formal prose, archaic: a term for one's own wife, whereas 「奥方」 honors someone else's wife.

Use 「奥方」 as an honorific for a noble's or another person's wife; it has a period-drama flavor, as in 「奥方様」. In modern speech say 「奥様」. For a woman of high standing use 「貴婦人」, for a dignified one 「淑女」.

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

1. 家いえの奥おくにある部屋へや。
2. 貴人きじんの妻つまに対たいする尊敬語そんけいご。
3. 昔むかし、都とからの奥おくの方ほう。東北とうほく地方ちほう。