妻
wife · spouse
Details
Description
Wife - a hand dressing a woman's hair. The spouse, and the household built with her.
Stroke Order
Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of hand decorating woman's hair. Wife.
Symbolism
Wife, married couple, wife and children. Represents spouse.
Component Breakdown
十 + コ + one + woman
Words & Expressions
Words written with 妻
Four-Character Compounds
一夫多妻
いっぷたさい
polygamy; polygyny
良妻賢母
りょうさいけんぼ
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
妻子眷属
さいしけんぞく
one's wife, children, and other relations; one's whole family
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
Anime & Manga
甘々と稲妻
Sweetness & Lightning
A well-known work with 妻 in its Japanese title.
願いを叶えてもらおうと悪魔を召喚したけど、可愛かったので結婚しました ～悪魔の新妻～
My New Devil Wife
A well-known work with 妻 in its Japanese title.
おとこのこ妻
Otokonoko Tsuma
A well-known work with 妻 in its Japanese title.
Other kanji with the same meaning
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 妻 mean in Japanese?
妻 means wife, spouse. Wife - a hand dressing a woman's hair. The spouse, and the household built with her.
How do you read 妻?
On'yomi: サイ (SAI). Kun'yomi: つま (tsuma).
How many strokes does 妻 have?
妻 has 8 strokes. Its radical is 女 (woman).
Is 妻 a good kanji for a tattoo?
妻 is one of the kanji most often chosen for tattoos. It means wife, spouse. Read the full meaning and cultural background on this page first — some popular choices are deliberately dark.