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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

婿: bridegroom, son-in-law

JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

女 carries the meaning · 胥 is drawn in

12 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

セイsei · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 女婿じょせいson-in-law; (one's) daughter's husband

むこmuko · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 婿むこhusband; groom
  • 娘婿むすめむこ
  • 花婿はなむこbridegroom

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Grace and strength! This is the radical of the feminine, representing mothers, daughters, and the many roles women have played throughout history.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xù

Same form: 婿 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
婿 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
婿 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin xù most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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