かかあ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
嚊
嬶

Pronunciation

Noun

かかあ • (kakā) 

  1. (informal) (one's) wife
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 13, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 中 両親と私 [My Parents and I]:
      おれをご覧(らん)よ。かかあには死(し)なれるしさ、子(こ)供(ども)はなしさ。
      Ore o goran yo. Kakā ni wa shinareru shi sa, kodomo wa nashi sa.
      Just look at me: my wife's dead, and I've got no kids.

Usage notes

  • This term is often spelled in kana.

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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