How to say 'Wife' in Japanese | 奥さん

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The Japanese word for Wife is 'Okusan', written as 奥さん in Japanese.'Wife' in hiragana is おくさん.

word

奥さん

Meaning

Wife

Reading

おくさん

okusan

Kanji

奥Core, Heart

Explanation

The Japanese noun '奥さん (おくさん)' is a polite and respectful way to refer to someone else's wife. It is commonly used in formal or polite conversations. For example: His wife is very kind「彼の奥さんはとても親切です」(かれのおくさんはとてもしんせつです). I met your wife yesterday「昨日、奥さんに会いました」(きのう、おくさんにあいました). Note that '奥さん' is not used to refer to one's own wife; instead, '妻 (つま)' or '家内 (かない)' is used in such cases.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1850

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 奥さん

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

奥

Meaning

Core, Heart

Hiragana in the Word 奥さん

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

さ

Reading

hiragana

ん

Reading

Words Related to 奥さん Through the Kanji 奥

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 奥 as well.

word

奥

Meaning

Interior

word

奥様

Meaning

Wife

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'Okusan' means 'Wife' .

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