KANJI
寡
widow
few, meager, small amount
Kun'yomi
すくな
On'yomi
か
Example sentences
彼女は若くして寡婦となり、二人の子供を育て上げた。
She became a widow at a young age and raised her two children.
戦後、多くの女性が寡となり、厳しい時代を生きてきた。
After the war, many women became widows and lived through difficult times.
彼は妻に先立たれて寡夫となったが、残された子供たちのために強く生きた。
He became a widower after his wife passed away, but he lived strongly for their remaining children.
Practice exercises
1
寡
Answer
かすくな
2
寡
Answer
widowfewscanty
3
寡婦
widow
Answer
かふ
4
寡占
oligopoly
Answer
かせん
5
寡黙
taciturn, reticent
Answer
かもく
6
寡聞
lack of knowledge, poorly informed
Answer
かぶん