通い妻とは名前の通り、妻が夫の元に通う結婚形態の事である。

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English Translation

A 'commuting wife' is just what the name says, it's a form of marriage where the wife travels to her husband's side.

Furigana

通(かよ)い妻(つま)とは名前(なまえ)の通(とお)り、妻(つま)が夫(おっと)の元(もと)に通(かよ)う結婚(けっこん)形態(けいたい)の事(こと)である。

Romanji

Kayoi tsuma to wa namae no tōri, tsuma ga otto no moto ni kayou kekkon keitai no koto de aru.

Words

通い (かよい)

coming and going; commuting

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

夫 (おっと)

husband

元 (もと)

former; ex-

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

通う (かよう)

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought); to resemble

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

形態 (けいたい)

form; shape; figure

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...