Word details

男やもめ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 男やもめ.

Dictionary

Entry

男やもめ男寡とこやもめ男鰥NounFreq #82487
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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

male

7 strokesFrequency 240JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダンナン

Kun

おとこ

Nanori

widow, minority, few

14 strokesFrequency 2,035JLPT N1Grade 8

On

widower, unmarried man

21 strokes

On

カンコン

Kun

やもめやもお

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