JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 嫁: "marry into, bride"
The kanji 嫁 means "marry into, bride". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カ in on'yomi and よめ, とつ.ぐ, い.く, ゆ.く 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)
カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よめとつ.ぐい.くゆ.く
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 | marry into, bride |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1581 of 2,501 |
Common words with 嫁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 嫁bride · (one's) daughter-in-law
- 嫁ぐto marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family) · to have sexual intercourse
- お嫁さんwife
- 花嫁bride
- 嫁に行くto marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
- 嫁さんwife
- 嫁入りmarriage; wedding
- 許嫁fiancé; fiancée
- 嫁ぎ先family a woman has married into
- 責任転嫁shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
- 花嫁修業training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
- 嫁入るto wed; to marry a man
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