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妻
On'yomi
サイ
SAI
Kun'yomi
つま
tsuma
wife · spouse
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Radical女woman(3)
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Component Breakdown
妻=
十コ一女
十 + コ + one + woman
Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of hand decorating woman's hair. Wife.
Symbolism
Wife, married couple, wife and children. Represents spouse.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一夫多妻
いっぷたさい
polygamy; polygyny; polygamy
良妻賢母
りょうさいけんぼ
good wife and wise mother; good wife and wise mother
肉食妻帯
にくじきさいたい
meat and matrimony (Buddhism); Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married; meat and matrimony (Buddhism)
妻子眷属
さいしけんぞく
one's wife, children, and other relations; one's whole family; one's wife, children, and other relations
Proverbs & Idioms
妻は家の宝
つまはいえのたから
A wife is the treasure of the home
A good spouse is invaluable