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JLPT N1 · 13 strokes

The kanji 嫁 — “bride, daughter-in-law”

嫁 means bride, daughter-in-law and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 13 strokes and uses the woman radical (女).

Stroke order · 13 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): カ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): よめ、とつ(ぐ)、い(く)
Radical: 女 · woman
Strokes: 13

How to remember 嫁

A woman (女) entering a new house (家) — a bride. 花嫁 (bride); お嫁さん is the kanji of wedding stories!

Example words with 嫁

Kun'yomi readings

嫁よめbride, daughter-in-law
花嫁はなよめbride

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