Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 一夫多妻(いっぷたさい) in Japanese

一夫多妻
Kana Reading
いっぷたさい
Romaji
ipputasai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    polygamy; polygyny
    Example sentence
    日本は一夫多妻制ではないんですよ、あなた。 We don't have polygamy in Japan, dear.

Examples of 一夫多妻, いっぷたさい 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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夫 JLPT 3

4 strokes

husband, man

On'Yomi: フ, フウ, ブ

Kun'Yomi: おっと, それ

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多 JLPT 5

6 strokes

many, frequent, much

On'Yomi: タ

Kun'Yomi: おお.い, まさ.に, まさ.る

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一 JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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