- 夫妻 — married couple
- 良妻 — good wife
- 新妻 — newlywed wife
- 内妻 — common-law wife
- 正妻 — lawful wife
妻 is associated with a woman in a marital role in classical usage. In modern Japanese it straightforwardly means “wife,” and appears in polite or legal compounds referring to spouses and households.
妻と 一緒に 旅行しました。
I traveled with my wife.
彼の 妻は 優しい 人です。
His wife is a kind person.
