Kanji · first appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary
婿

婿 – bridegroom, son-in-law

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#2099 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 婿 means bridegroom, son-in-law. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セイ (sei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is むこ (muko). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 女 (no. 38).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiセイsei
Kun’yomiむこmuko

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 38). Components: 月・女・疋.

Words using 婿

婿むこhusband

Kanji with the same radical

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