男おとこやもめおとこやもめFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounwidower; divorced man not remarriedRefers to a man who has lost his wife through death or divorce and has not remarried. Often contrasted with 女やもめ (widow/divorced woman).See also: 女やもめ彼かれは若わかくして男おとこやもめになった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe became a widower at a young age.男おとこやもめと女おんなやもめでは、世せ間けんの見み方かたが違ちがうこともある。Break this sentence down in the analyzerSociety sometimes views widowers and widows differently.2noun(long-term) bachelorUsed for a man who remains unmarried, often implying a somewhat lonely or pitiable state. Less common than the widower sense.彼かれは一いっ生しょう男おとこやもめで通とおした。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe remained a bachelor all his life.See all 7 example sentences ›Expressions男おとこやもめに蛆うじがわくa widower soon goes to seed; a man alone becomes untidy
