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おかた【お方・御方・お妻・御妻】 : okata | define meaning
okata
Pronunciation: /okata/ [okata]
Definition
Noun
- (Honorific) Term of endearment used to refer to one's own wife. Wife; wifey; dear; honey.
Etymology
Historical attestations:
- The Japan Weekly Mail (November 20, 1880), § Asiatic Society of Japan, records "[Satsuma dialect] Okata ... [Yedo] niôbô ... wife".
Notes
Historically, the form おかた okata was mostly used by the upper class, while the form うっかた【内方】 ukkata was common among the lower class.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | お方 御方 お妻 御妻 |
| Kana | おかた |
| Romanization | okata |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /okata/ [okata] |
意味：かない・やうち【家内】、つま【妻】、じぶんのつま【自分の妻】、にょうぼう【女房】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, April 27). おかた【お方・御方・お妻・御妻】 : okata | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1342/okata/.