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浮気女 (uwakionna) Japanese meaning: adulteress | Kotomora

浮うわ気き女おんな

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Meanings

1

adulteress; unfaithful woman

A woman who cheats on her partner; carries a strong negative moral judgment. Less common in modern speech than 浮気する女 or 不倫相手, but still understood.

彼かれは妻つまが浮うわ気き女おんなだと知しってショックを受

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He was shocked to learn that his wife was an adulteress.

Kanji

浮floating, float, rise to surface
気spirit, mind, air
女woman, female

Related words

浮うわ気き者もの
浮気者 is a gender-neutral term for a cheating person, while 浮気女 specifically refers to a woman.
不ふ倫りん相あい手て
不倫相手 is a more formal or legal term for an affair partner, often used in contexts of extramarital relationships.

Built from

浮うわ気き+女おんな

Etymology

Compound of 浮気 (うわき, 'unfaithfulness') and 女 (おんな, 'woman'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.