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Keyword
wife
  • spouse
Frequency
#691
Strokes
8
Grade
5
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
2035
Readings
サイ80%
つま20%
Mnemonic
One woman keeps a sideways trident over the door and a stick by the bed; her husband learned early never to wake his wife before noon.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
妻つま
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
Noun
夫ふ妻さい
husband and wife; married couple
Noun
人ひと妻づま
married woman; another's wife
Noun
妻さい子し
wife and children
Noun
稲いな妻ずま
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
Noun
吾あ妻ずま
wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither; my spouse
Noun
妻め
female; smaller (of the two); weaker
Prefix
妻さい
one's wife
Noun
妻つま
edge; tip; end; gable wall; gable
Noun
側妻そばめ
mistress; kept woman; concubine; close female servant
Noun
妻つま
my dear; dear; honey
Noun
若わか妻づま
young wife
Noun
新にい妻づま
new wife
Noun
前ぜん妻さい
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
Noun
前妻こなみ
first wife; legal wife
Noun
愛あい妻さい
beloved wife; cherishing one's wife
Noun
後ご妻さい
second wife
Noun
先せん妻さい
former wife; late wife
Noun
一いっ夫ぷ多た妻さい
polygamy; polygyny
Noun
妻さい帯たい
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
Noun
後妻うわなり
second wife; later wife; concubine; jealousy
Noun
正せい妻さい
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
Noun
妻さい君くん
(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)
Noun