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やもめ【孀･寡婦】

〔寡婦〕 a widow; a woman whose husband has died; a woman who has lost her husband. [⇒みぼうじん]

●やもめになる be widowed; lose [be bereaved of] one's husband

・男やもめにうじがわく. ⇒おとこやもめ

・女やもめに花が咲く. ⇒おんなやもめ.

●なかばやもめの生活 a semi-widowed existence.

やもめ暮らし 《live in》 widowhood