Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 通い妻(かよいづま) in Japanese

通い妻
Kana Reading
かよいづま
Romaji
kayoizuma
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    a wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband; lit: commuting wife
    Example sentence
    通い妻とは名前の通り、妻が夫の元に通う結婚形態の事である。 A 'commuting wife' is just what the name says, it's a form of marriage where the wife travels to her husband's side.

Examples of 通い妻, かよいづま in a sentence

Kanji in this word

妻 JLPT 3

8 strokes

wife, spouse

On'Yomi: サイ

Kun'Yomi: つま

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通 JLPT 4

10 strokes

traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

On'Yomi: ツウ, ツ

Kun'Yomi: とお.る, とお.り, -とお.り, -どお.り, とお.す, とお.し, -どお.し, かよ.う

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