寡婦

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See also: 寡妇

Chinese

few; widowed woman
trad. (寡婦)
simp. (寡妇)

Pronunciation


Noun

寡婦

  1. widow

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (寡婦):

Others:

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 5
kan'on kan'yōon

From Middle Chinese 寡婦 (MC kwaeX bjuwX).

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (kafuくわふ (kwafu)?

  1. widow
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
やもめ
Grade: S Grade: 5
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 寡婦 – see the following entry.
やもめ
, 寡婦, : widow
Alternative spellings
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(This term, 寡婦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

寡婦 (gwabu) (hangeul 과부)

  1. hanja form? of 과부 (widow)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

寡婦

  1. chữ Hán form of quả phụ (widow).