JLPT N5 • GENERAL

海軍少尉(かいぐんしょうい)の川島武男(かわしまたけお)

'The Cuckoo' (Hototogisu) is a major best-selling novel written by Roka Tokutomi during the Meiji period, depicting the tragic love and fate of a woman victimized by the traditional family system. The beautiful Namiko, daughter of an army major general, fell deeply in love with Navy Sublieutenant Takeo Kawashima and happily married him. While they enjoyed a newlywed life envied by all, the shadow of a harsh fate was creeping up on them.

Practice Question

徳冨蘆花の『不如帰』は、明治期に社会現象を起こした悲恋小説であり、相思相愛で結ばれた川島武男と片岡浪子の若い夫婦が、封建的な「家」の論理によって引き裂かれる悲劇を描きます。
Explanation

徳冨蘆花の『不如帰』は、明治期に社会現象を起こした悲恋小説であり、相思相愛で結ばれた川島武男と片岡浪子の若い夫婦が、封建的な「家」の論理によって引き裂かれる悲劇を描きます。

English Explanation

Namiko married Takeo Kawashima, a navy sublieutenant: '娘(むすめ)・浪子(なみこ)は、海軍少尉(かいぐんしょうい)の川島武男(かわしまたけお)と深く(ふかく)愛し合い(あいしあい)、めでたく結婚(けっこん)...'.

日本語解説

文章の中に「美しい陸軍少将の娘・浪子は、海軍少尉の川島武男と深く愛し合い、めでたく結婚した」とあります。

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