一妻多夫

一妻多夫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	妻	多	夫
いつ > いっ Grade: 1	さい Grade: 5	た Grade: 2	ふ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

一妻 +‎ 多夫, literally "one wife, many husbands"

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いっさいた​ふ [ìssáítáꜜfù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
• IPA^(key): [isːa̠ita̠ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

一(いっ)妻(さい)多(た)夫(ふ) • (issaitafu) 

1. polyandry, having several husbands at the same time

   Synonym: ポリアンドリー

   Antonym: 一夫多妻

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN