Word Meaning 一夫多妻

いっぷたさい ipputasai

一夫多妻 is read as いっぷたさい (ipputasai) and means polygamy.

Meaning

English

  1. polygamy
  2. polygyny

Reading

Kana

いっぷたさい

Romaji

ipputasai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 一夫一婦,一妻多夫 Yojijukugo Rank 81731 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一夫多妻制

いっぷたさいせい

polygyny

一妻多夫

いっさいたふ

polyandry

一夫一妻

いっぷいっさい

monogamy

一夜妻

いちやづま

temporary consort

一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻

いっとうにひさんしょうしぎごさい

(the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife

一工夫

ひとくふう

bit more (e.g. food)

一番多い

いちばんおおい

most numerous

一夫一婦制

いっぷいっぷせい

monogamy

一夫一婦

いっぷいっぷ

monogamy

夫妻

ふさい

husband and wife

多妻

たさい

polygamy

一塩基多型

いちえんきたけい

single nucleotide polymorphism

Example Sentences

1

We don't have polygamy in Japan, dear.