Illustration: In their apartment entryway, a married couple has just returned from grocery shopping. The wife laughs as she removes a spring onion caught through her husband’s jacket loop, while he holds two full shopping bags and bends awkwardly to help. Both wear matching wedding rings.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

嫁よめ

yome

wife

As 'wife,' 嫁 is casual; it can also mean bride or daughter-in-law. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしの夫おっとには、兄あにが２人にんいます。そう、私わたしは三男さんなんの嫁よめです。

    My husband has two older brothers. That’s right, I’m a third-son’s wife.

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  2. 嫁よめが家いえで待まってるんで。

    My wife’s waiting for me at home.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. これね、嫁よめの写真しゃしんなんだ。

    This is a picture of my wife.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 嫁

  • 嫁marry into; brideOnカKunよめ・とつぐ・いく

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