Illustration: At the entrance of a Japanese apartment, a woman straightens her husband's crooked jacket collar before they leave together. Both wear plain wedding bands, clearly visible as he steadies her handbag and she adjusts his collar.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

配はい偶ぐう者しゃ

haiguusha

spouse

Common in formal and official contexts. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは彼かれが貧まずしいときも彼かれを支ささえるすばらしい配偶者はいぐうしゃだった。

    She was an excellent spouse who stood by him through poverty.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. アレックスは配偶者はいぐうしゃじゃなくて、ただの友達ともだちです。

    Alex isn’t my partner. They’re just a friend.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 天皇てんのうの配偶者はいぐうしゃは、出身しゅっしんの家柄いえがらに応おうじて名乗なのりれる称号しょうごうは決きまっていた。

    The title that the Tenno’s spouse could hold was decided by the social standing of the family she was from.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 配偶者

  • 配distributeOnハイKunくばる
  • 偶accidentally; even numberOnグウKunたま
  • 者someone; personOnシャKunもの

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