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- Wife (tsuma): A name for one’s wife, or just call her by her name.
- Yome (yome): Wife, daughter-in-law, is the name given by parents-in-law to their son and daughter-in-law.
- Okusan (okusan): Madam, used to refer to someone else’s wife.
- Niyobo (niyobou): Wife, used to refer to one’s wife when talking to peers.
- Kanai (kaname): Wife, used to refer to one’s wife when talking to elders, superiors, or people who are not very close.
- Madam (kamisan): Madam, used when talking to close people.