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私は未亡人です watashi wa mibojindesu My husband sadly recently passed away. How do I say 'I am a widow' in Japanese? Is it 私は未亡人です watashi wa mibojindesu?
Oct 22, 2014 2:50 PM
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未亡人 miboujin

 

I think it is all right because it is the simplest words.

There is some other way of saying.

 

わたしは夫と死別しました watashi ha otto to shibetsushi mashita

わたしの夫は亡くなりました watashi no otto ha nakunari mashita

わたしは夫に死に別れました watashi ha otto ni shiniwakare mashita

October 23, 2014
Yes, that's correct. However, I think it is considered to be a politically incorrect word, so I almost never see / hear that word, especially on tv.
October 22, 2014
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