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We found 2 words, 1 kanji, and 2 examples matching '男やもめ'
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noun
1. widower; divorced man not remarried  (see also: 女やもめ)
2. bachelor; single man
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Most common form: 男やもめに蛆がわく
expression
widowers are untidy; a man alone soon goes to seed; a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him  (idiomatic expression)
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ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
デン   た rice field   
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おとこ
やもめ
うじ
わき
おんな
やもめ
はな

Widowers become maggots; widows become flowers.
つま
んだ
おとこ
ひと
おとこ
やもめ
ばれます

A man whose wife is dead is called a widower.
 
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