# 妻 — Wife

Frequency rank 570 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 城 (Castle), less common than 担 (Carry).

- On’yomi: さい
- Kun’yomi: つま
- Radical: 女 Woman (Kangxi 38)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A cross on top, wolverine claws in the middle, and a woman at the bottom — a woman with wolverine claws, bearing a cross necklace, is your fierce wife protecting the family.

In words:

- 妻 つま — (humble) wife
- 夫妻 ふさい — man and wife,married couple

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