noun used as a prefix, noun used as a suffix

  1. female.

noun used as a prefix

  1. smaller (of the two), weaker.

noun

Archaism.
  1. woman.
  2. wife.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common

Contained Kanji Breakdown

feminine, female
シ めす め- (7th, N1)
this, current, next
シ この これ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)