姦かん夫ぷ

noun

adulterer; paramour

Rare, literary term for a man who commits adultery or is the lover of a married woman. Strongly negative and old-fashioned; modern Japanese would more commonly use 不倫相手 or 間男.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、姦かん夫ぷはしばしば悲ひ劇げき的てきな結けつ末まつを迎むかえる。

  In classical literature, the adulterer often meets a tragic end.