姑

8 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

mother-in-law

Kun'yomi
  • しゅうとめ
    		mother-in-law
  • しゅうと
    		mother-in-law
  • おば
  • しばらく
On'yomi
  • コ

Main Radical

女(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しゅうと 78.9%
コ 20.8%
しゅうとめ 0.3%

Character Breakdown

mother-in-law
しゅうと　コ　しゅうとめ (Kentei Pre-1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

こ
小
じゅうとめ
姑
sister-in-law
こ
姑
そく
息
underhanded ②makeshift
よめ
嫁
しゅうと
姑
せん
戦
そう
争
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law
いん
因
じゅん
循
こ
姑
そく
息
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporizing)
きゅう
舅
こ
姑
parents-in-law
しょう
小
しん
心
こ
姑
そく
息
timid and evasive (person)
ま
麻
こ
姑
そう
掻
よう
痒
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)
こ
姑
せん
洗
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp) ②third lunar month
ま
麻
こ
姑
Ma Gu ②backscratcher
がい
外
こ
姑
mother-in-law (of the husband)
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References

Unicode hex code 59D1
JIS X 0208 1-24-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1201
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1194
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 332
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2205
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2317
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6174
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e5.7
Four corner code 4446.0