noun

  1. one's wife. Familiar language. When speaking with a close friend.
  2. wife (of someone below the speaker in rank).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
細君 さいくん
妻君 さいくん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dainty, get thin, taper
サイ こま.か ほそ.い (2nd, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
mister, you, ruler
きみ クン み (3rd, N3)
an official rank
イン おさ ただ.す (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)