子は鎹

Reading

Kana: こはかすがい

Romaji: kohakasugai

Definition

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children are a bond between husband and wife

Kanji

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

鎹

Reading: かすがい

Meanings: clamp, (kokuji)

Example Sentence

最近(さいきん)、周(まわ)りでも離婚(りこん)が多(おお)いようだけど、子(こ)は鎹()って事(こと)は、今(いま)は昔(むかし)となったのかね。

➥Lately I see a lot of parents getting divorced. I wonder if the idea of kids being a bond between their parents is just a thing of the past.