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間男 (まおとこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

間ま男おとこ

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

adultery (by a wife); cheating on one's husband

Refers to a married woman's infidelity. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (intransitive).

彼かの女じょは夫おっとに隠かくれて間ま男おとこをしていた。
She was cheating on her husband behind his back.

2

noun

male lover of a married woman

Specifically the man with whom a married woman is having an affair.

彼かの女じょの間ま男おとこは近きん所じょに住すんでいるらしい。
Her lover apparently lives in the neighborhood.

Kanji

間interval, space
男male

Similar words

不ふ倫りん
不倫 is a broader term for extramarital affair, applicable to either spouse, while 間男 specifically refers to a wife's infidelity or her male lover.
浮うわ気き
浮気 is a more casual term for cheating or a fling, not necessarily implying a full affair, and can be used for either gender.

Etymology

Compound of 間 (ma, 'between; secret') and 男 (otoko, 'man'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word literally suggests a 'man in between' or 'secret man'.