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Kanji

wife, spouse

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

女部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つま

Nanori (Name Reading)

つま

Common Readings

サイ, つま

Example sentences

つま
彼は妻と一緒に旅行に行った。

He went on a trip with his wife.

浮気 うわき
彼は妻に浮気がばれて、こっぴどく叱られた。

His wife found out about his affair, and he was severely scolded.

夫妻 ふさい
佐藤さん夫妻はとても仲が良い。

Mr. and Mrs. Sato are very close.

稲妻 いなずま
夜空に鋭い稲妻が走った。

A sharp bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky.

正妻 せいさい
歴史小説では、正妻と側室の関係が物語を左右する。

In historical novels, the relationship between the legal wife and the concubine can drive the plot.

人妻 ひとづま
彼女は人妻だと知っていたので、軽率な誘いはしなかった。

Because I knew she was married, I did not make a careless advance.

妻子 さいし
彼は戦場から帰ると、妻子の待つ家へまっすぐ向かった。

When he returned from the battlefield, he headed straight for the home where his wife and children were waiting.

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