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JLPT N2

未亡人

It’s an outdated and potentially offensive term for ‘widow.’ You should know it, but don’t use it.

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Noun

Widow

A woman whose husband has died.

Example

戦争 で 夫 を 亡くし 、 彼女 は 若く して 未亡人 と なった 。

She lost her husband in the war and became a widow at a young age. (Note: This sentence has a narrative, slightly dated tone.)

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未亡人
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It's an outdated and potentially offensive term for 'widow.' You should know it, but don't use it.
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