媳
daughter-in-law
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Readings
On'yomi
- セキ
- シャク
Kun'yomi
- よめ
Meaning
媳 centers on a woman who enters a family through marriage: a daughter-in-law.
Study
Etymology
媳 combines 女 (woman) with 息, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a child or offspring, together suggesting a woman who becomes a child of the family by marriage.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman 女 beside 息 (which can mean child or breath) suggests a woman who becomes a child of the family: a daughter-in-law.
Reading mnemonic
For セキ, imagine a daughter-in-law sitting at a family gathering, feeling a bit like a 'seki' (席, seat) has been prepared for her: seki -> セキ.