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女やもめ (おんなやもめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

女おんなやもめ

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Meanings

1

A woman whose husband has died; the counterpart to 男やもめ (widower).

See also: 男やもめ (おとこやもめ)

彼かの女じょは若わかくして女おんなやもめになった

。

She became a widow at a young age.

戦せん争そうで多おおくの女おんなやもめが生うまれた。

The war left many widows.

Kanji

女woman, female
寡widow, minority, few
婦lady, woman, wife

Related words

寡か婦ふ
女やもめ specifically emphasizes that the widow is a woman, whereas 寡婦 is the neutral written term without that emphasis.

Written forms

女おんなやもめUsage100%
Standard spelling; やもめ is often written in kana.
女寡おんなやもめ
Rare kanji spelling using 寡 (widow/widower).
女おんな寡婦やもめ
Rare kanji spelling; 寡婦 alone is read かふ and means widow.

Etymology

Compound of 女 (woman) and やもめ (widow/widower). The origin of やもめ is uncertain, but it may be related to やもお (widower) or やもめ (widow) in older Japanese.