姦かん婦ぷ

noun

adulteress

A formal or literary term for a woman who commits adultery. In modern Japanese, it is rarely used in everyday conversation; more common alternatives include 不倫相手 or 浮気相手.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、姦かん婦ぷはしばしば厳きびしく罰ばっせられる。

  In classical literature, an adulteress is often severely punished.