奥さん

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 奥さん and read おくさん, it is a polite everyday term for another person's wife.
• Basic usage: It is used for a neighbor's wife or the spouse of someone named.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Use for one's own spouse carefully
  • Traditional usage favors a different neutral term when referring to one's own wife.