婿
婿 — Bridegroom
bridegroom, son-in-law
On’yomiセイ (sei)
Kun’yomiむこ (muko)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 婿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花婿 | はなむこ hanamuko | bridegroom |
| 婿 | むこ muko | husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law |
| 娘婿 | むすめむこ musumemuko | son-in-law |
| 女婿 | じょせい josei | son-in-law; (one's) daughter's husband |
Study notes
婿 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2099 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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