This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Word

寡男

鰥夫、鰥
やもお
widower
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鰥夫
やもめ
widower; divorced man not remarried
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男やもめ

男鰥
おとこやもめ
widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
Word

鰥寡

かんか
widow and widower; lonely people
Word

鰥寡孤独

かんかこどく
with no one upon whom to depend; utter loneliness; the lonely and the helpless; people who have no kith or kin
Word

やもめ暮らし

寡婦暮らし、寡暮らし、寡暮し、鰥暮らし、鰥暮し
やもめぐらし
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity
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男やもめに蛆がわく

男やもめにうじがわく、男鰥に蛆が湧く
exp
おとこやもめにうじがわく
Widowers are untidy; A man alone soon goes to seed; A man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him