Meaning

Primary

To Marry

Alternative

To Marry Into

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means bride and the verb vocab version is to marry, because you can't really "to bride" someone.

嫁ぐ is often used when describing how someone has or is going to marry into another family.

Reading

とつぐ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Imagine you're getting married to a valley girl. You're all like. Hey, I'm gonna marry you! And she's all like Tots (とつ), we gonna get, like, married! Imagine her saying more "tots" things (tots = short for totally in valley girl speak, at least in my imagination).

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 桜井家に嫁ぐ

    to marry into the Sakurai family

    新潟に嫁ぐ

    to marry into a family living in Niigata

    農家に嫁ぐ

    to marry into a family of farmers

Context Sentences

嫁ぎたての頃は、息子の嫁はかまととぶっていました。

Around the time they got married, my son’s wife pretended she was a prude.

Kanji Composition