Where does “団地妻” come from?

団地妻 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 妻, from Japanese 端 — an edge; the beginning or end of something.

団地妻 (Japanese): a housewife living in a social housing apartment;...

Definitions

  1. a housewife living in a social housing apartment;...

Ancestry of “団地妻”, step by step

団地妻 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 妻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese妻a spouse; a wife; a side dish
2Japanese端an edge; the beginning or end of something

via Japanese 団地

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese団地a large cluster of identical apartment buildings
Every word from Japanese 端 →Every word from Japanese 妻 →