妻 Kanji – wife

Meaning and Readings

How is 妻 read?

妻 has the onyomi reading サイ and the kunyomi reading つま.

In romaji, these readings can be written as sai, tsuma.

Common Japanese Words Using 妻

These common Japanese words contain 妻. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 稲妻（いなずま） — lightning, flash of lightning, lightning bolt
• 後妻（ごさい） — second wife
• 妻（つま） — wife
• 妻子（さいし） — wife and children
• 人妻（ひとづま） — married woman
• 夫妻（ふさい） — husband and wife, married couple
• 良妻（りょうさい） — good wife

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• 最
  utmost, most, extreme
• 採
  pick, take, fetch, take up
• 債
  bond, loan, debt
• 西
  west, Spain
• 歳
  year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
• 再
  again, twice, second time