妻 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「女」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「女」
- On
- サイ
- Kun
- つま
- Meaning
- wife
Origin
A woman arranging her hair ornament by hand; the woman who enters the house in ceremony — "wife."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| サイ | 妻子・夫妻・良妻 |
|---|---|
| つま | 妻・人妻 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 夫妻ふさい
husband and wife
- 妻子さいし
wife and children
Example
山田夫妻が家に来た。
Mr and Mrs Yamada came to the house.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)