妻 — kanji meaning “wife”
妻
wife, spouse
- Meanings
- wife, spouse
- On'yomi
- サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi
- つま
- Name readings
- ずま、め
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #691 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 38
- Chinese reading
- qī, qì — Chinese character page
Words with 妻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夫妻 | ふさい fusai | husband and wife; married couple |
| 妻子 | さいし saishi | wife and children |
| 人妻 | ひとづま hitozuma | married woman |
| 稲妻 | いなずま inazuma | lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt |
| 後妻 | ごさい gosai | second wife |
| 新妻 | にいづま niizuma | new wife |
| 愛妻 | あいさい aisai | beloved wife |
| 良妻 | りょうさい ryousai | good wife |
| 先妻 | せんさい sensai | former wife; late wife |
| 妻帯 | さいたい saitai | having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage |
| 若妻 | わかづま wakazuma | young wife |
| 前妻 | ぜんさい zensai | ex-wife; former wife; previous wife |
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