# 妻 wife

一 (one/line radical) + (brush/fork) + 女 (woman)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
ILL PAIR

## Onyomi

SAI |

## Mnemonic

| He SIGHed when his wife (a woman) chased him with the brush.

## Kunyomi

つま | my wife (人妻：ひとづま： a somewhat formal term for someone else's wife） ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

妻子(さいし) | wife and kids. ☆☆☆☆☆ 妻 (wife) + 子 (child) = 妻子 (wife and kids.) one's wife and children. The word for 'husband and children?' That does not exist in this language.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
婦 | housewife / lady | woman radical is on the LEFT | 女
妻 | wife | FORK |

The housewife is on the LEFT side, because she gets left behind when her husband goes to work. The wife is holding a FORK because she has a job as a cook.

## Used In

- 凄

## Synonyms

family 家族 家庭 親戚 妻子