Word Meaning 寡婦

かふ kafu

寡婦 is read as かふ (kafu) and means widow.

Meaning

English

  1. widow
  2. divorced woman not remarried
  3. unmarried woman

Reading

Kana

かふ

Romaji

kafu

Writing Variants

  • やもめ yamome
  • 寡婦 やまめ yamame
  • 寡婦 やもめ yamome
  • やもめ yamome

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Synonyms 後家,未亡人,やもめ Antonyms , Rank 230 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寡黙

かもく

untalkative

寡占

かせん

oligopoly

寡作

かさく

unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)

看護婦

かんごふ

(female) nurse

妊産婦

にんさんぷ

expectant and nursing mothers

保健婦

ほけんふ

district health nurse

裸婦

らふ

nude woman

妊婦

にんぷ

pregnant woman

准看護婦

じゅんかんごふ

practical nurse

派出婦

はしゅつふ

maid or housekeeper (in a visiting arrangement)

主婦

しゅふ

housewife

Example Sentences

1

かのじょはわかくしてかふとなった.

She became a widow at a young age.