JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 妻: "wife, spouse"
The kanji 妻 means "wife, spouse". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read サイ in on'yomi and つま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | wife, spouse |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 691 of 2,501 |
Common words with 妻
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 妻wife · garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings
- 妻ma chérie, mon amour (à sa femme)
- 夫妻husband and wife; married couple
- 稲妻lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
- 妻子wife and children · wife
- 人妻married woman · another's wife
- 正妻legal wife; lawful wife · first wife (in polygamous relationship)
- 新妻new wife
- 後妻second wife
- 妻女one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
- 本妻one's legal wife
- 愛妻家devoted husband
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