妻子

さいし

Also written つまこ, めこ

Meanings

1. Noun wife and children
2. wife

Kanji

• 妻 wife. Read as サイ.
• 子 child. Read as シ.

Example sentences

• 鳩山さんが競馬で妻子を養っていると言っています。
  Hatoyama says that he supports his family by gambling on horse racing.
• 彼は妻子を捨てた。
  He abandoned his family.
• トムは妻子持ちだ。
  Tom has a wife and kids.

Common phrases

• 妻子を残す
• 妻子がいる
• 妻子を亡くす

Words containing 妻子

• 妻子持ち (さいしもち) man with wife and kids
• 妻子を携える (さいしをたずさえる) to be accompanied by one's family
• 妻子眷属 (さいしけんぞく) one's wife, children, and other relations

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