かかあ天下

かかあでんか

Also written カカア天下, 嚊天下, 嬶天下

Meanings

1. Noun household with the wife as the boss; wife wearing the pants; wife ruling the roost; house with a henpecked husband See also: 亭主関白 (ていしゅかんぱく).

Kanji

• 天 heaven. Read as テン.
• 下 down. Read as カ.

Example sentences

• うちはかかあ天下です。
  My wife wears the pants in our house.

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