サザエさん

さざえさん
noun (proper)
Sazae-san (comic strip and TV anime)
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1. Sazae-san, comic strip and TV anime
A family comic strip by 長谷川町子(はせがわまちこ), begun in 1946, about the cheerful housewife Sazae and her three-generation household. Its TV anime has aired on Sunday evenings since 1969, making it the longest-running animated TV series in the world.
日曜日(にちようび)の夕方(ゆうがた)はサザエさんを見(み)る。
I watch Sazae-san on Sunday evenings.
サザエさんの家族(かぞく)は三世代(さんせだい)で暮(く)らしている。
Sazae-san's family lives three generations under one roof.
サザエさんが始(はじ)まると、「ああ、明日(あした)からまた仕事(しごと)か」と憂鬱(ゆううつ)になる。
When Sazae-san comes on, I feel gloomy: "Ah, back to work tomorrow."

Common expressions

  • サザエさん症候群(しょうこうぐん): the Sunday-evening blues, named after the show that signals the weekend is over
  • サザエさん一家(いっか): Sazae's family, an image of the traditional extended household
  • サザエさんじゃんけん: the rock-paper-scissors game with viewers at the end of each episode

Cultural note

The family members are named after things from the sea: サザエ (turban shell), カツオ (bonito), ワカメ (wakame seaweed).

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