鰥夫

Reading

Kana: やもめ
Romaji: yamome
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

widower; divorced man not remarried

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: 男やもめ (reading おとこやもめ, entry #1) 寡婦 (reading かふ)

Kanji

Readings: カン、 コン、 やもめ、 やもお
Meanings: widower, unmarried man
Readings: フ、 フウ、 ブ、 おっと、 それ
Meanings: husband, man

Example Sentence

(つま)()んだ(おとこ)(ひと)(おとこ)やもめと()ばれます。
➥A man whose wife is dead is called a widower.
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