妻
spouse, wife

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

サイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つま

Nanori (名乗り)

ずまめ

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:5
Strokes:8
JLPT:3
Frequency:691

Vocabulary

サイ

WordReadingMeaning
妻子サイシwife and children; wife
夫妻フサイhusband and wife; married couple
愛妻アイサイbeloved wife; cherishing one's wife
後妻ゴサイsecond wife
後妻コウサイsecond wife

Other

WordReadingMeaning
稲妻いなずまlightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
稲妻いなづまlightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
妻つまwife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
妻子つまこwife and children; wife
妻子めこwife and children; wife

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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gold
Grade 1JLPT 5
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harp, koto
Grade 8JLPT 1
妄
delusion, reckless, unnecessarily, without authority
Grade 8JLPT 1
毒
germ, harm, injury, poison, spite, venom, virus
Grade 5JLPT 2
針
needle, pin, staple, stinger
Grade 6JLPT 2
華
flower, gay, gorgeous, luster, ostentatious, petal, shine, showy, splendor
Grade 8JLPT 1
並
and, as well as, besides, equal, line up, rank with, rival, row
Grade 6JLPT 2
走
run
Grade 2JLPT 4
唐
China, T'ang, foreign
Grade 8JLPT N/A
圧
dominate, oppress, overwhelm, pressure, push
Grade 5JLPT 2