SuGoiSuす語彙す姑
姑: mother-in-law
mother-in-law
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Kunしゅうとめ・しゅうと・おば・しばらく
Mother-in-law is しゅうとめ. 姑息 originally means 'stopgap'; today it often means 'underhanded'.
Key words
姑しゅうとめmother-in-law
姑息こそくstopgap; underhanded
嫁姑よめしゅうとめdaughter-in-law and mother-in-law
小姑こじゅうとhusband's or wife's sister
Example sentences
結婚してから、姑と一緒に台所に立つことが増えた。
Since getting married, I stand in the kitchen with my mother-in-law more often.
その場しのぎの姑息な手段では、問題は解決しない。
A makeshift, stopgap measure won't solve the problem.
テレビドラマには、嫁姑の争いを描いたものが多い。
Many TV dramas portray quarrels between a wife and her mother-in-law.