# 妻 — wife

妻 means “wife”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai). Kun'yomi: つま (tsuma). You'll see it in words such as 妻 (tsuma, “wife”).

- Meaning: wife
- On'yomi: サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi: つま (tsuma)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Family

## How to remember 妻

Parts: ヨ hand · 女 woman

## Words with 妻

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 妻 | つま (tsuma) | wife |

## Don't confuse it with

[兼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/double-as/) · [唐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tang-china/)

## More in the “Family” set

[婦](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/married-woman/) · [児](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/toddler/) · [妻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wife/) · [婚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/marriage/) · [娘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/daughter/) · [祖](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ancestor/) · [幼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/very-young/) · [孫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grandchild/) · [姓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/surname/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wife/. Last updated 2026-11-01.