Onyomi

SAI

Mnemonic

He SIGHed when his wife (a woman) chased him with the brush.

Kunyomi

つま my wife (人妻：ひとづま： a somewhat formal term for someone else's wife）

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Jukugo

妻子 ( さいし ) wife and kids. ☆☆☆☆☆

妻 (wife) + 子 (child) = 妻子 (wife and kids.) one's wife and children. The word for 'husband and children?' That does not exist in this language.

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Meaning Hint Radical 婦 housewife / lady woman radical is on the LEFT 女 妻 wife FORK

The housewife is on the LEFT side, because she gets left behind when her husband goes to work. The wife is holding a FORK because she has a job as a cook.

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