noun

  1. faithful or virtuous woman (wife).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
貞婦 ていふ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

upright, chastity, constancy
テイ さだ ジョウ (9th, N1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
lady, woman, wife
フ よめ ね (5th, N3)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
broom
ソウ シュウ ほうき (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)