鰥
鰥
21 strokes
Meanings
widower
unmarried man
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カン
コン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
やもめ
やもお
Common Words
1
widower; divorced man not remarried
Examples
妻が死んだ男の人は男やもめと呼ばれます。
A man whose wife is dead is called a widower.
2
(long-term) bachelor
1
with no one upon whom to depend; utter loneliness; the lonely and the helpless; people who have no kith or kin
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