8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

wife, spouse

Kun'yomi
  • wife ②garnish (esp. one served with sashimi) ③accompaniment
On'yomi
  • one's wife
Nanori
  • ずま
  • female ②smaller (of the two) ③woman ④wife

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つま 87.6%
サイ 12.4%

Character Breakdown

wife, spouse
つま サイ ずま (5th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

wife ②garnish (esp. one served with sashimi) ③accompaniment
wife and children ②wife
married woman ②another's wife
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife)
apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
you (referring to one's spouse or partner)
branch of ancient Japanese magic tricks inherited mainly from oral tradition
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References

Unicode hex code 59BB
JIS X 0208 1-26-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1206
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1200
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2558
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3166
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 959
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6140
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 681
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 671
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 682
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 790
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 449
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 708
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 683
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 596
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 427
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1907
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e5.10
Four corner code 5040.4
De Roo Code 1469