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おめ【お妻・御妻】 : ome | define meaning
ome
Pronunciation: [ome]
Definition
Noun
- Used to refer to someone else's wife.
Etymology
Derived from the honorific prefix お【御】 o- and the noun め me "female". The Kanji 【妻】 is used by association with the Japanese term.
Notes
By opposition, the term うっかた【内方】 ukkata is used to refer to one's own wife.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | お妻 御妻 |
| Kana | おめ |
| Romanization | ome |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ome] |
意味：つま【妻】、たにんのつま【他人の妻】
Categories:
お妻
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2012, July 10). おめ【お妻・御妻】 : ome | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1176/ome/.