己妻
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 己 | 妻 |
| おの Grade: 6 |
つま > づま Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 己夫 |
Noun
己妻 • (onozuma)
- (Classical Japanese, obsolete) one’s spouse, mate; wife, husband
- c. 759, Man’yōshū:
- 暮名寸尓 求食為鶴 塩満者 奥浪高三 己妻喚 [Man'yōgana]
- 夕なぎに あさりする鶴 潮満てば 沖波高み 己妻呼ばふ [Modern spelling]
- <Yupunagi1 ni asari suru tadu sipo mi1te ba oki1nami1 takami1 ono2duma yo1bapu>
→ Yūnagi ni asari suru tazu shio mite ba okinami takami onozuma yobau - In the evening calm, a crane looking for feed; when the high tide comes, offshore waves will rise, and he will call out his mate.
Antonyms
- 人妻 (hitozuma, “someone else's wife”)