Word details

良妻

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

Dictionary

Entry

良妻ょうさいNounFreq #69361
1

good wife

Examples
この世で男にとって最良のことは良妻を選ぶことであり、最悪のことは選び損なって悪妻を持つことである。
The best thing in the world for a man is to choose a good wife, the worst being to mistakenly choose an ill-suited one.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

good, pleasing, skilled

7 strokesFrequency 501JLPT N2Grade 4

On

リョウ

Kun

よ.い-よ.いい.い-い.い

Nanori

ながまことよしりょろう

wife, spouse

8 strokesFrequency 691JLPT N2Grade 5

On

サイ

Kun

つま

Nanori

ずま

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