妻

• 読み: つま
• ローマ字: tsuma
• 漢字の分解: 妻 (sai/tsuma) — wife
• 発音: /tsɯ.ma/

意味

Wife (humble). Used to refer to one's own wife when speaking to others.

The standard humble term for referring to one's own wife in polite conversation. Unlike 奥さん (okusan), which is used for someone else's wife, 妻 is appropriate when talking about your own spouse to others. In very casual speech, some people use 嫁 (yome) instead, though 妻 is considered the most proper term.

例文

1. 妻は今、仕事に行っています。
2. 妻と一緒に旅行に行きました。
3. 妻が作った料理はとてもおいしいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, introductions, polite conversation

トーン: humble

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese つま (tsuma), originally meaning 'companion' or 'partner.' The kanji 妻 combines 女 (woman) with a hand reaching for grain, suggesting a woman of the household.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal