通い妻

Reading

Kana: かよいづま
Romaji: kayoizuma
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband

Kanji

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: サイ、 つま
Meanings: wife, spouse

Example Sentence

(かよ)(つま)とは名前(なまえ)(とお)り、(つま)(おっと)(もと)(かよ)結婚(けっこん)形態(けいたい)(こと)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.
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