女おんな日ひ照でり

noun

woman shortage; scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman

Metaphorical expression likening a lack of available women to a drought. Often used in contexts like rural depopulation or male-dominated environments. The opposite is 男日照り (おとこひでり).

See also: 男日照り (おとこひでり)

• この村むらは女おんな日ひ照でりで、若わかい男だん性せいが結けっ婚こん相あい手てを見みつけるのが難むずかしい。

  This village has a woman shortage, making it hard for young men to find a marriage partner.

• 職しょく場ばが女おんな日ひ照でりで、出で会あいがまったくない。

  My workplace is a total woman drought; there are no opportunities to meet women.