Vocabulary

What does 浮気 (うわき, uwaki) mean?

浮気 (うわき, uwaki) means affair, infidelity; fickleness.

Quick facts
Readingうわき
Romajiuwaki
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective, suru verb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
うわき
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonuwaki

affair, infidelity; fickleness

  1. 1noun · na-adjective · suru verb extramarital sex; affair; fooling around
  2. 2noun · na-adjective · suru verb infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

Example sentences

  • She decided to divorce because of her husband's affair.

  • He has a fickle personality and doesn't stick with anything for long.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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