Word details

お局様

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お局様.

Dictionary

Entry

お局様お局さまおつぼねさまNounFreq #85026
1

Colloquial

senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment

7 strokesFrequency 286JLPT N2Grade 3

On

キョク

Kun

つぼね

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

14 strokesFrequency 493JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヨウショウ

Kun

さまさん

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