一妻多夫

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
さい
Grade: 5

Grade: 2

Grade: 4
goon

Etymology

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一妻 (one wife) +‎ 多夫 (multiple husbands)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いっ)(さい)()() (issai tafu

  1. polyandry (plurality of husbands at the same time)
    Synonym: ポリアンドリー
    Antonym: 一夫多妻
    Coordinate term: 一雌多雄

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN