後家
ご
け
Meanings
1
A woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried. Neutral term, though in modern Japanese 未亡人 (みぼうじん) is also common.
She became a widow at a young age.
Expressions
- 後家を立てるremain faithful to one's late husband; never remarry
A woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried. Neutral term, though in modern Japanese 未亡人 (みぼうじん) is also common.
She became a widow at a young age.