Word details

本妻

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本妻.

Dictionary

Entry

本妻んさいNounFreq #45356
1

one's legal wife

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

wife, spouse

8 strokesFrequency 691JLPT N2Grade 5

On

サイ

Kun

つま

Nanori

ずま

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