Meaning

Primary

Wife

Alternative

My Wife

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. This is used to refer to your own wife, though, for the most part.

Reading

つま
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun'yomi reading. When learning the kanji, you didn't learn that reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you with this word: Your wife does everything for you. She feeds you, she bathes you, she cleans up after you and even wipes your butt when you poop. Really, she is doing too much (つま), and you should stop being a baby.

Context

Context Sentences

今日は妻とデートでした。

Today I had a date with my wife.

元妻にプレゼントした車、返してくれないかな?

I wonder if my ex-wife will return the car I gave her as a present.

僕の妻は毎朝会社に行く前に鼻の穴にワセリンをぬります。

My wife puts Vaseline on her nostrils every morning before going to work.

Kanji Composition