Infidelity

Japanese: 不貞 - ふてい
Infidelity
〘noun〙 (adjective) Not maintaining chastity. In a married couple, especially when a wife is not faithful to her husband. Also, the state of being so. Infidelity. ※Shugiwasho (around 1676) 16 "When an unfaithful woman is associated with a wealthy man, she is loved only as long as she is beautiful." ※The Moon is in the East (1970-71) by Yasuoka Shotaro 5 "It was inevitable that the relationship between me and Fusae would become an adult adulterous one." [Han Shu - Biography of Du Qin]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (形動) 貞操を守らないこと。夫婦間で、特に、妻が夫に対して貞節でないこと。また、そのさま。不貞操。※集義和書(1676頃)一六「不貞の女の富貴につきたるは、容色さかんなる間こそ愛せらるれ」※月は東に(1970‐71)〈安岡章太郎〉五「自分と房江との間は、〈略〉大人の不貞な関係になるにきまっていた」 〔漢書‐杜欽伝〕

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