かすがい
kowa kasugai

Expression

1. children are a bond between husband and wife; children hold marriages together

Proverb
最近さいきん、周まわりでも離婚りこんおういようだけど、子かすがいってこと、今いまむかしとなったのかね。
saikin mawaridemo rikonga ōi yōdakedo kowa kasugaitte kotowa imawa mukashito natta nokane.
Lately I see a lot of parents getting divorced. I wonder if the idea of kids being a bond between their parents is just a thing of the past.
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