| 790 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 681 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 767 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1206 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 861 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 449 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 959 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 671 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 682 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 596 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3166 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1907 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6140 | Morohashi |
| 2558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1200 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1889 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2035 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 683 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
691 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妻 【サイ】 one's wife
- 妻子 【サイシ】 wife and children, wife
- 先妻 【センサイ】 former wife, late wife
- 後妻 【ゴサイ】 second wife
Kun reading compounds
- 妻 【つま】 wife, garnish (esp. one served with sashimi), trimmings, accompaniment, side (remark)
- 妻 【つま】 my dear, dear, honey
- 駐妻 【ちゅうつま】 expat wife, wife of an expatriate employee
- 我が妻 【わがつま】 my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife), my wife, my husband
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずま、 め
- Korean:
- cheo
Spanish
- esposa
- mujer
- esposa propia
Portuguese
- esposa
- cônjuge
French
- épouse
- femme
| 1469 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59bb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鈍 【ドン】 dull, slow, stupid, dull-brained
- 鈍化 【ドンカ】 becoming dull, slowing down
- 焼鈍 【ショウドン】 annealing
- 愚鈍 【グドン】 stupid, dim-witted, dense, dull, obtuse, slow
Kun reading compounds
- 鈍い 【にぶい】 dull (e.g. a knife), blunt, thickheaded, obtuse, stupid, dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light), slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic, insensitive, dull (e.g. reflexes), unperceptive, unfeeling
- 鈍い音 【にぶいおと】 dull sound, muffled sound
- 鈍る 【にぶる】 to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
- 鈍る 【にぶる】 to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
- 鈍ら 【なまくら】 blunt (e.g. sword), dull, lazy, cowardly, good for nothing
Readings
- Korean:
- dun
Spanish
- torpe
- pesado
- embotado
- obtuso
- embotarse
- atascarse
Portuguese
- tolo
- lento
- estúpido
- embotado
- sem corte
French
- émoussé
- lent
- bête
| 1671 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1731 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4830 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1388 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 975 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1943 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 966 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 997 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1372 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2123 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1108 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1507 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1509 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40219 | Morohashi |
| 1689 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6235 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1495 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1611 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1597 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2856 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 8511.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 920d | Unicode hex code |