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    3. 夫唱婦随

    夫唱婦随

    夫ふ唱しょう婦ふ随ずい

    a wife should do her husband's bidding

    KMT10News #47+1NounCulture & TraditionsFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab38 strokes

    ふしょうふずい

    Noun

    1.
    a wife should do her husband's bidding
    yojijukugo

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    夫ふ唱しょう婦ふ随ずいという考かんがえ方かたがあります。

    There is a way of thinking called "fushōfuzui" (a wife should do her husband's bidding).

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    昔むかしは夫ふ唱しょう婦ふ随ずいが理リ想そうの夫ふう婦ふ関かん係けいとされていました。

    In the past, "fushōfuzui" was considered the ideal marital relationship.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsFamily & RelationshipsHistory
    伝でん統とう的てきな日 本 の家カ庭テイでは、夫ふ唱しょう婦ふ随ずいの精せい神しんが重おもんじられてきた。

    In traditional Japanese households, the spirit of "fushōfuzui" has been valued.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsFamily & RelationshipsHistory
    夫ふ唱しょう婦ふ随ずいの家か庭ていでは、夫おっとがリーダーシップをとり、妻つまがそれを支ささえるという役やく割わり分ぶん担たんが一いっ般ぱん的てきだった。

    In households adhering to "fushōfuzui," it was common for the husband to take leadership and the wife to support him.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsCulture & TraditionsDaily Life
    現げん代だい社しゃ会かいにおいて、夫ふ唱しょう婦ふ随ずいという価か値ち観かんは多た様ような夫ふう婦ふのあり方かたの中なかで再さい解かい釈しゃくされるべきだろう。

    In modern society, the value of "fushōfuzui" should probably be reinterpreted within the context of diverse marital relationships.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsFamily & RelationshipsPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    夫
    おっと・それ…(7)
    husband・man
    唱
    とな.える…(1)
    chant・recite・call upon・yell
    婦
    よめ…(2)
    lady・woman・wife・bride
    随
    まにま.に・したが.う…(1)
    follow・though・notwithstanding・while・during…(6)
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