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    3. 男やもめに蛆がわく

    男やもめに蛆がわく

    男おとこや​も​め​に​蛆うじが​わ​く​

    widowers are untidy

    NTVerbFamily & RelationshipsHome & HousingKanji Vocab37 strokes

    男やもめにうじがわく男鰥に蛆が湧く

    おとこやもめにうじがわく

    Verb

    1.
    widowers are untidy, a man alone soon goes to seed, a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    男
    おとこ・お…(3)
    male
    Kanji
    蛆
    うじ…(2)
    worm・grub・maggot
    Kanji
    や
    ya
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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