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妻帯者

さいたいしゃ

N1married man

Examples

古い名簿では妻帯者と独身者が別々に記されている。

この物語の主人公は故郷に家族を残した妻帯者だ。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 妻帯者 is read さいたいしゃ and means a man who has a wife.
  • Basic usage: It formally describes a married man in registers or introductions to a person.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Gender and scope
    • 既婚者 means a married person without specifying gender. Do not extend 妻帯者 to all married people regardless of gender.
  • Assumptions about family
    • 妻帯者 alone does not establish that the man has children or lives in the same place as his spouse.

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