男やもめ

おとこやもめ

Also written 男寡, 男鰥

Meanings

1. Noun widower; divorced man not remarried See also: 女やもめ (おんなやもめ).
2. (long-term) bachelor

Kanji

• 男 man. Read as おとこ.

Example sentences

• 妻が死んだ男の人は男やもめと呼ばれます。
  A man whose wife is dead is called a widower.

Words containing 男やもめ

• 男やもめに蛆がわく (おとこやもめにうじがわく) widowers are untidy

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