Word Meaning 通い妻

かよいづま kayoizuma

通い妻 is read as かよいづま (kayoizuma) and means wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband.

Meaning

English

wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband

Reading

Kana

かよいづま

Romaji

kayoizuma

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 97386 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

通達

つうだつ

being well versed (in)

通信

つうしん

correspondence

通常

つうじょう

usual

通過

つうか

passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament)

通勤

つうきん

commuting to work

通路

つうろ

passage

通り過ぎる

とおりすぎる

to go past

通産相

つうさんしょう

Minister of International Trade and Industry

通商

つうしょう

commerce

通報

つうほう

message (in information and communication theory)

通告

つうこく

announcement

通関

つうかん

customs clearance

Example Sentences

通い妻とは名前の通り、妻が夫の元に通う結婚形態の事である。

A 'commuting wife' is just what the name says, it's a form of marriage where the wife travels to her husband's side.