…Originally, the word widow was written as widow or widow in the Nihon Shoki and other texts, meaning a woman who has lost her husband or a single woman without a husband, and a man who has lost his wife was called yamoo and written as 鰥. On the other hand, as in the proverb "Flowers bloom for a female widow, maggots grow for a male widow," the word widow can refer to both men and women, and can also be used to refer to a person who remains single without marrying. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "鰥" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…元来,〈やもめ〉の語は《日本書紀》などには寡,寡婦の字があてられ,夫をなくした女,夫のない独身の女を意味し,妻をなくした男は〈やもお〉と呼ばれ,鰥の字があてられた。一方,〈女やもめに花が咲く,男やもめに蛆(うじ)がわく〉という諺にみられるように,〈やもめ〉という言葉は男女双方をさすこともあり,また,結婚せずに独身を通す者に対して用いられることもある。… ※「鰥」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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