Mnemonic
A woman in a flowing white gown approaches a grand house decorated with ribbons — she's the bride, about to enter her new family's home forever. She pauses at the threshold, heart pounding. Then the woman steps boldly into the house, closing the door on her old life.
Additional thoughts
Picture the classic image of a bride being carried over the threshold. Woman + House = a woman whose identity is now tied to a new household. The kanji literally encodes this cultural tradition of a woman joining another family's house.Quick recall
A woman enters a new house as a bride, crossing the threshold into her new life.Details
The keyword for 嫁 is bride. This kanji refers to a woman who marries into another family, specifically denoting a bride or daughter-in-law. In traditional East Asian culture, marriage often meant a woman leaving her own household to join her husband's family, and this character captures that concept. It can also be used as a verb meaning "to marry" (from the woman's perspective) or "to give in marriage."
- On'yomi
- か
- Kun'yomi
- よめ、とつ.ぐ、い.く、ゆ.く