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妻
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lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
Examples
彼女は稲妻の閃光を見て悲鳴をあげた。
She screamed at the flash of lightning.
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Familiar; When speaking with a close friend
one's wife
Examples
彼は２年前に細君に死なれた。
He had his wife die two years ago.
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wife (of someone below the speaker in rank)
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Archaic
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces
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Archaic
east
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Abbreviation
wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
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吾妻／吾嬬 only
my spouse
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polygamy; polygyny
Examples
日本は一夫多妻制ではないんですよ、あなた。
We don't have polygamy in Japan, dear.
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beloved wife
Examples
「うちの愛妻がケチでさー」「のろけてる？愚痴ってる？」
"My wonderful wife is so stingy that ..." "You boasting? Or complaining?"
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cherishing one's wife
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lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
Examples
今日のランチも愛妻弁当ですか？妬けますね。
Did your wife make your lunch again today? I'm so jealous.
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Dated term; Common noun
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
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Noun, used as a prefix
set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)
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good wife
Examples
この世で男にとって最良のことは良妻を選ぶことであり、最悪のことは選び損なって悪妻を持つことである。
The best thing in the world for a man is to choose a good wife, the worst being to mistakenly choose an ill-suited one.
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wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
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通い妻とは名前の通り、妻が夫の元に通う結婚形態の事である。
A 'commuting wife' is just what the name says, it's a form of marriage where the wife travels to her husband's side.