婿

音読おんよみ: セイ

訓読くんよみ: むこ

画数かくすう: 12

部首ぶしゅ: おんなへん(女)

Meaning

Bridegroom / Son-in-law

  • 婿むこ — groom; son-in-law
  • 入婿いりむこ — man who marries into the bride’s family
  • 女婿じょせい — daughter’s husband
  • 婿養子むこようし — adopted son-in-law

With the woman radical おんな on the left and a phonetic element meaning “correct” or “proper,” 婿 conveys the idea of joining a family through marriage — the man who becomes part of the bride’s household.

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