Japanese symbol for “widow”
未亡人
みぼうじん
Romaji: miboujin
widow
In Japanese, widow is 未亡人, read みぼうじん (miboujin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n widow
Written forms: 未亡人. Readings: みぼうじん、びぼうじん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “widow”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寡婦 | かふ kafu | widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman |
| 後家 | ごけ goke | widow |
| 女やもめ | おんなやもめ onnayamome | widow |
| 分断後部 | ぶんだんこうぶ bundankoubu | widow (one or more lines separated from the rest of the preceding passage by page or column break) |
| 後室 | こうしつ koushitsu | dowager; widow |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未来 | みらい mirai | (distant) future |
| 未遂 | みすい misui | failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.) |
| 未定 | みてい mitei | not yet fixed; undecided; pending |
| 未成年 | みせいねん miseinen | minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person |
| 未知 | みち michi | not yet known; unknown; strange |
| 未満 | みまん miman | less than; under; below |
| 死亡 | しぼう shibou | death; dying; mortality |
| 亡命 | ぼうめい boumei | fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
See also: Chinese symbol for “widow”.
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