| おとこ |
|---|
| 男 |
| や |
| も |
| め |
| に |
| うじ |
|---|
| 蛆 |
| が |
| わ |
| く |
expression
Proverb.- widowers are untidy, a man alone soon goes to seed, a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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男やもめに蛆がわく | おとこやもめにうじがわく | |||||||||||||||||||||
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男やもめにうじがわく | おとこやもめにうじがわく | |||||||||||||||||||||
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男鰥に蛆が湧く | おとこやもめにうじがわく |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
male
おとこ ダン ナン (1st, N5)
worm, grub, maggot
うじ ソ ショ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)