Onna Gokoro to Aki no Sora (Women's Feelings and Autumn sky)

There is the proverb "onna gokoro to aki no sora," the meaning of which is "women's Feelings and autumn sky."

This proverb expresses that women are as fickle as autumn weather.

Actually, there is also a similar proverb "otoko gokoro to aki no sora," the meaning of which is "men's feelings and autumn sky."

This proverb expresses that men are as fickle as autumn weather, and tend to cheat on their partners.

It's thought that the proverb came from the fact that cheating by married woman was punished heavily, while cheating by men wasn't in the Edo period.

Today, such sex discrimination vanished, and I think that the women version of the proverb is used more frequently than the men version.

女心と秋の空

日本には、「女心と秋の空」ということわざがあります。

この言葉は、変わりやすい秋の空のように、女性の気持ちも移り気で変わりやすいということを表します。

実は、「男心と秋の空」ということわざもあり、もともとはこちらが使われていました。

この言葉は、秋の空のように男の愛情は変わりやすい、すなわち男は浮気しやすい、ということを表します。

江戸時代、既婚女性の浮気は重い罰が与えられたのに対し、男性は比較的軽かったことに由来すると考えられています。

今ではそのような差別は無くなり、「女心と秋の空」がよく使われていると思います。