Kanji

What does the kanji 嫁 mean?

嫁 means marrying off (a daughter); bride. On'yomi カ. Kun'yomi よめ、とつ.ぐ、い.く、ゆ.く.

Quick facts
On'yomiカ
Kun'yomiよめ、とつ.ぐ、い.く、ゆ.く
Strokes13
Main radical女
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi カKun'yomi よめ、とつ.ぐ、い.く、ゆ.く
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

marrying off (a daughter); bride

Memory hook

A woman (女) coming to live under a roof (宀) with a pig (豕) in the yard — MARRY, BRIDE.

Main radical

女woman 3 strokes

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

  • 嫁よめbride; daughter-in-law, wife
  • 花嫁はなよめbride

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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