正妻
Chinese
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year | wife; to marry off (a daughter) | ||
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simp. and trad. (正妻) | 正 | 妻 |
Pronunciation
Noun
正妻
- legal wife
Synonyms
- 嫡妻 (díqī)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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正 | 妻 |
せい Grade: 1 | さい Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [se̞ːsa̠i]
Noun
正妻 (hiragana せいさい, rōmaji seisai)
- legal wife
- Synonym: 本妻
- Antonym: 内妻
- Synonym of 嫡妻 (chakusai).