糟糠の妻

Reading

Kana: そうこうのつま

Romaji: soukounotsuma

Definition

exp

1

one's devoted wife; wife who has followed one through hard times; wife married in poverty

Kanji

糟

Readings: コウ、 ソウ、 ぬか

Meanings: dregs, sediment, grounds

糠

Readings: コウ、 ぬか

Meaning: rice bran

妻

Readings: サイ、 つま

Meanings: wife, spouse