婿

12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

bridegroom, son-in-law

Kun'yomi
  • husband ②(one's) son-in-law
On'yomi
  • セイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

むこ 97.0%
セイ 3.0%

Character Breakdown

bridegroom, son-in-law
むこ セイ (8th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
together, mutual, subordinate official
ショ ソ あい (Kentei 1)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ ショ ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

husband ②(one's) son-in-law
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
search for a husband for one's daughter
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family
being adopted into the family of one's bride
the husband of one's younger sister
the husband of one's elder sister
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References

Unicode hex code 5A7F
JIS X 0208 1-44-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1239
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1246
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 566
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 689
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 414
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 395
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 422
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1972
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1719
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6470
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1477
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1745
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1868
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1197
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1521
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 600
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 449
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 402
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e9.3
Four corner code 4742.7
De Roo Code 1746