干ひ物もの女おんな

noun

young woman who has given up on love

Colloquial term for a woman who appears put-together in public but neglects romantic pursuits and personal grooming at home, like dried fish (干物) that looks good but is dried out. Popularized by the manga and drama 'Hotaru no Hikari'.

See also: 干物 (ひもの)

• 彼かの女じょは仕し事ごと中ちゅうはきちんとしているけど、家いえでは干ひ物もの女おんなだ。

  She's put-together at work, but at home she's a dried-fish woman.

• 干ひ物もの女おんなの生せい活かつは楽らくだけど、たまには恋れん愛あいもしたい。

  Life as a dried-fish woman is easy, but sometimes I want romance too.