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    3. 寡婦

    寡婦

    寡か婦ふ

    widow

    KMT10News #44+1CoreNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab25 strokes

    寡孀

    かふやもめやまめ

    Noun

    1.
    widow, divorced woman not remarried, unmarried woman

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    彼かの女じょは若わかくして寡か婦ふとなった。

    She became a widow at a young age.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    その寡か婦ふは一ひと人りで子こ供どもを育そだて上あげた。

    The widow raised her children alone.

    KMT10Family & Relationships
    歴れき史し上じょう、寡か婦ふは社しゃ会かい的てきに弱よわい立り場ばに置をかれることが多おおかった。

    Historically, widows were often placed in a socially vulnerable position.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsHistoryPolitics & Law
    寡か婦ふ年ねん金きんは、夫おっとを亡なくした妻つまの生せい活かつを支ささえるための制せい度どです。

    The widow's pension is a system to support the lives of wives who have lost their husbands.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsPolitics & Law
    彼かの女じょは寡か婦ふとして、子こ供どもたちのために懸けん命めいに働はたらいた。

    As a widow, she worked diligently for her children.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    寡
    widow・minority・few
    婦
    よめ…(2)
    lady・woman・wife・bride
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