妻
妻·wife
- On-yomi
- サイ
- Kun-yomi
- つま
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妻 | つま | (my) wife |
| 夫妻 | ふさい | husband and wife, Mr and Mrs |
| 妻子 | さいし | wife and children |
| 稲妻 | いなずま | a flash of lightning |
Example sentences
妻と二人で旅行に行きました。
つまとふたりでりょこうにいきました。
My wife and I went on a trip together.
妻は今、買い物に出かけています。
つまはいま、かいものにでかけています。
My wife is out shopping at the moment.
田中夫妻は来月で結婚十年になります。
たなかふさいはらいげつでけっこんじゅうねんになります。
Mr and Mrs Tanaka will have been married ten years next month.
Common mistakes
- 妻 is how you refer to your own wife; someone else's wife is 奥さん
- Reading 夫妻 as ふつま — it is ふさい
Memory aid
Picture it
Hairpin-like strokes above 女 — the wife with her hair pinned up, running the household.
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