妻

Derogatory; Rare term

wife; woman

Rare term

prostitute; streetwalker

Dated term; Jocular, humorous term

uxoriousness; being easy on one's wife; man who is easy on his wife

my dear; dear; honey

wife and children

さいし／めこ only; Archaic

wife

Noun, used as a prefix; Noun, used as a suffix

female

Noun, used as a prefix

smaller (of the two); weaker

Archaic; Common noun

woman

Archaic; Common noun

wife

Archaic

eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces

Archaic

east

Abbreviation

wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither

吾妻／吾嬬 only

my spouse

Word usually written using kana alone

blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

Archaic; Original meaning

black tip

Word usually written using kana alone; Dated term

mistress; kept woman; concubine

Archaic; Orig. meaning

close female servant

first wife; legal wife

you (referring to one's spouse or partner); dear

mistress; concubine; non-legal wife

second wife; later wife; concubine

jealousy

wife