Kanji
嫁
N1
13 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1581
marry into, bride
On'yomi (音読み)
カ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
よめ、 とつ.ぐ、 い.く、 ゆ.く
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
転嫁
てんか
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.)
責任転嫁
せきにんてんか
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
租税転嫁
そぜいてんか
shifting of tax; tax shifting
嫁期
かき
marriageable age
深山嫁菜
ミヤマヨメナ
Miyamayomena savatieri (species of flowering plant)
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
嫁
よめ
bride
花嫁
はなよめ
bride
嫁入り
よめいり
marriage; wedding
嫁ぐ
とつぐ
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride
嫁ぎ先
とつぎさき
family a woman has married into
写真花嫁
しゃしんはなよめ
picture bride
嫁ぎ
とつぎ
marrying into (a family); being married off
嫁姑戦争
よめしゅうとせんそう
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; bride and mother-in-law war
元嫁
もとよめ
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
鬼嫁
おによめ
cruel wife; termagant wife
Example sentences
古今東西（ここんとうざい）、嫁（よめ）と姑（しゅうとめ）の仲（なか）は上手（うま）くいかぬ例（れい）が多（おお）いと見（み）える。
In all times and places many examples of poor relations between wives and mothers-in-law can be seen.
嫁（よめ）にやらなくてはならない娘（むすめ）が３人（ひと）いる。
I have three daughters to marry off.
彼（かれ）が花嫁（はなよめ）の父親（ちちおや）です。
He is father to the bride.
花嫁（はなよめ）は皆（みな）の視線（しせん）を浴（あ）びながら部屋（へや）に入（はい）ってきた。
The bride came into the room, with everyone staring at her.