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浮気

うわき

extramarital affair; cheating on a partner; fickleness; being flighty

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Examples

  1. 夫の浮気が分かった。

    おっとのうわきがわかった。

    I found out my husband was cheating.

  2. 彼は決して浮気をしなかった。

    かれはけっしてうわきをしなかった。

    He was always faithful to his wife.

  3. 浮気がばれて、彼女に別れを告げられた。

    うわきがばれて、かのじょにわかれをつげられた。

    His cheating came out, and she broke up with him.

  4. 兄は浮気性で、趣味が長続きしない。

    あにはうわきしょうで、しゅみがながつづきしない。

    My brother is a fickle sort; no hobby of his ever lasts.

Common patterns

浮気をする
to cheat on one's partner
浮気がばれる
for an affair to be found out
浮気性
a fickle disposition

Memory tip

In modern use this is almost always infidelity. The literal "floating heart" sense of being easily distracted survives mainly in 浮気性. 不倫 is the colder word and implies a married party; 浮気 is broader and more everyday.

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