Japanese symbol for “bride”
嫁
よめ
Romaji: yome
bride
In Japanese, bride is 嫁, read よめ (yome).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n bride
- n (one's) daughter-in-law
- n wife
Written forms: 嫁、娵、婦、媳. Readings: よめ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bride”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花嫁 | はなよめ hanayome | bride |
| 新婦 | しんぷ shinpu | bride |
| ブライド | ブライド buraido | bride |
| 嫁御 | よめご yomego | bride |
| 花嫁御寮 | はなよめごりょう hanayomegoryou | bride |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花嫁 | はなよめ hanayome | bride |
| 転嫁 | てんか tenka | imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck |
| 嫁入り | よめいり yomeiri | marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride |
| 嫁ぐ | とつぐ totsugu | to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family) |
| 嫁さん | よめさん yomesan | wife |
| 兄嫁 | あによめ aniyome | elder brother's wife; sister-in-law |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bride”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.