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Words — 2 found

おとこ 男やもめ
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Noun
1. widower; divorced man not remarried​See also 女やもめ
Noun
2. (long-term) bachelor​
Other forms
男寡 【おとこやもめ】、男鰥 【おとこやもめ】
Notes
男鰥: Rarely-used kanji form.
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おとこうじ 男やもめに蛆がわく
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. widowers are untidy; a man alone soon goes to seed; a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him​Proverb
Other forms
男やもめにうじがわく 【おとこやもめにうじがわく】、男鰥に蛆が湧く 【おとこやもめにうじがわく】
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Kanji — 1 found

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7 strokes. JLPT N5. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
男
male
Kun: おとこ、 お
On: ダン、 ナン
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Sentences — 1 found

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    • つま妻
    • が
    • し死んだ
    • おとこのひと男の人
    • は
    • 男やもめ
    • と
    • よ呼ばれます
      • 。
    A man whose wife is dead is called a widower. — Tatoeba
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