Note 12 — A LETTER FROM JAPAN
Reading edition
Footnote 12:
(return)
That is to say, "wife." In archaic Japanese the word imo signified both "wife" and "younger sister." The term might also be rendered "darling" or "beloved."
Reading edition
Footnote 12:
(return)
That is to say, "wife." In archaic Japanese the word imo signified both "wife" and "younger sister." The term might also be rendered "darling" or "beloved."