marry into, bride

About this kanji

The kanji 嫁 primarily means "bride" or the act of marrying into a family, especially from a woman's perspective. It’s commonly used in nouns but can function with related verbs as well. For example, 嫁ぐ (とつぐ) means "to marry," particularly when a woman marries and moves to her husband's family. Another common term is 花嫁 (はなよめ), which means "bride" specifically in a wedding context. You might also come across 嫁入り (よめいり), meaning "the act of entering a new family through marriage." A helpful note is that 嫁 is often associated with traditional marriage practices in Japan.

Example sentences

• 彼女は花嫁として美しかった。

  She was beautiful as a bride.

Meanings across languages

English

marry into, bride

Tiếng Việt

kết hôn

日本語

嫁ぐ

한국어

시집가다

中文

嫁

id

menikah ke dalam keluarga, pengantin wanita

th

แต่งงานกับ, เจ้าสาว

es

casarse en la familia, novia

fr

épouser dans la famille, mariée

de

in die Familie heiraten, Braut

pt

casar-se com, noiva

Common compounds

• 嫁ぐとつぐto marry (of a woman), to become a bride, to marry into (a family)
• 花嫁はなよめbride
• 転嫁てんかimputation, shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.), passing the buck
• 嫁入りよめいりmarriage, wedding
• 嫁ぎ先とつぎさきfamily a woman has married into
• 責任転嫁せきにんてんかshifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone), passing the buck
• 嫁菜よめなAster yomena (Asiatic species of aster)
• 兄嫁あによめelder brother's wife, sister-in-law

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